There is some nice, casual naked eye viewing in August. Many stars have Arabic names because the caravan people did not watch tv at the end of a long hard day, but gazed at the really dark sky over the desert. That is still a fun thing to do in a relatively dark place like Culebra. At the begining of August, Venus is bright in the evening Western sky after sunset, 10* high and Jupiter is 33*. On the 7th-10th the new moon climbs up past Venus and Jupiter. As the month wears on, Venus climbs, reaching her highest on the 9th, then starts descending. Jupiter  is descending and on the 8th Jupiter and Venus are 1.5* apart, just 8* above the horizon.

 

The Perseids meteor shower occurs on the night of August 11-12 in the NE, best after midnight. For good info on meteor showers and comets, check out Gary W. Kronk 's site http://comets.amsmeteors..org/index.html.

 

On the night of August 24, after 11PM, the moon and Mars rise together in the East, and on the 25-26 after midnight the moon is close  to the star cluster The Pleiades.

 

And on Sept. 1, just before dawn, about 5-6AM, Saturn, the thin crescent Moon and Mercury rise in the East. This might be a challenge to see, especially if it's cloudy, but if you happen to be up early and can see St. thomas, take a look.