Best bets tonight — if you only step out once or twice

The running order — tonight, in the order it happens

The ISS — the station, when it is lit and high

The planets on parade — all seven, with the honest negatives

Magnitude is brightness — lower is brighter, and negative is brilliant. “Best” is the time the planet is highest while the sky is dark enough to matter.

The moon

Meteor showers — rates are ZHR, the ideal dark-sky hourly rate