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Spica is a scorching-hot pair of stars, whirling very closely around one another. One of them may go supernova someday. It's the brightest star in Virgo.
If you only ever learn one star mnemonic, make it this one! Arc to Arcturus and speed on to Spica to identify 2 of the sky's brightest stars.
Omega Centauri is the largest globular star cluster visible to the eye alone. In the spring, the star Spica can lead you to the giant globular cluster.
Spot the moon near Spica, the brightest star of Virgo the Maiden, after midnight and in the morning of February 11, 2023. Read more.
See the waning moon near Spica in Virgo this weekend. The bright star is near the moon late at night January 13 and 14, and in early morning January 14 and 15.
Look for the waning crescent moon near Spica on the morning of December 18, 2022. Spica is the brightest star in Virgo the Maiden.
Catch the old crescent moon and Spica before sunrise on November 20 and 21, 2022. Also look for the beautiful glow of earthshine on the thin crescent moon.
Look for Spica on the evenings of August 3, 4 and 5, 2022, shining near the moon. Spica is the brightest star in Virgo the Maiden.
See the moon and Spica on the mornings of January 24 and 25, 2022. The last quarter moon sidles up to the bright star in Virgo on these dates.
The Venus-Spica conjunction happens closest to September 5, 2021 for North American skywatchers. But, around the world, try September 4 and 6, too.
A beautiful week for moon-watching ahead. Look west after sunset. Watch for the young moon, Venus, Spica on August 9 to 13, 2021.
As darkness falls these next several evenings - July 15, 16 and 17, 2021 - let the moon introduce you to Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden.
On June 18, 19 and 20, 2021 - as sunset closes the curtain on day, and the darkening sky reveals a myriad of far-off suns - look for the moon and Spica.
Spica is the brightest star in Virgo the Maiden. It's the star near the moon on May 22 and 23, 2021. Learn this star's place in starlore, here.
Learn a phrase useful to sky watchers: Follow the arc to Arcturus and drive a spike (or speed on) to Spica.
From around the world tonight, use the waxing gibbous moon to locate Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden.
This evening - March 1, 2021 - look eastward before going to bed and you just might catch the bright waning gibbous moon and the star Spica over the horizon.
The waning moon passes bright Spica - Virgo's sole 1st-magnitude star - before sunup on December 10, 2020. As viewed from across Earth that morning, the illuminated side of the moon points in the direction of brilliant Venus.
From around the world tonight, use the waning gibbous moon to locate Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden.
You'll have to stay up late on February 12, 2020 to view the moon and star Spica - brightest light in the constellation Virgo - rising into your eastern sky.