July 31, 2021: The slightly gibbous moon, nearing its Last Quarter phase, is in the southeast as morning twilight begins. It is near the planet Uranus, easily within reach of a binocular. Mira, a variable star, reaches its brightest next month.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/07/26/2021-july-31-morning-sky-moon-mira-uranus/