This week's sky from July 4–12 offers several celestial highlights. Catch Mars and Regulus low in the western twilight, pointing toward fading Mercury. The waxing gibbous Moon journeys through Scorpius, culminating in a full Buck Moon on July 10. Look for noctilucent clouds in the northwest, and spot Cassiopeia's W shape rising in the north-northeast. Altair and its companion Tarazed shine in the east-southeast after nightfall. The Summer Triangle—Vega, Altair, and Deneb—dominates the evening sky. Scorpius, "the Orion of Summer," is prominent, with its Cat's Eyes stars and star clusters M6 and M7 dazzling in binoculars. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-july-4-12/