Stargazers in the U.S. will find the waxing gibbous moon above the southwestern horizon as the sun sets on July 3, with Spica ...

The Moon now passes 0.8° south of Spica at 6 P.M. EDT, with the pairing visible as evening twilight falls. (As with Mars ...

The blue star Spica (R) is seen next to a lunar eclipse of the moon (L) underway over southern California as seen from Los Angeles early on April 15, 2014.

A waning crescent moon will creep closer and closer to Spica until the star's light is extinguished in the blink of an eye on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 27.

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it moves away from Earth.

At a distance of about 250 light-years away from Earth, Spica appears as a lone, bluish-white star. However, it actually consists of two or more stars, according to EarthSky .

By this evening, the Moon has moved some 6.3° southeast of Spica, the star that anchors Virgo the Maiden as its alpha luminary. Spica is magnitude 1 and sits close to the ecliptic, ...

Earlier this week, I told you about the chance to see the moon pass in front of Spica, a bright white-blue star.Well, that is tomorrow, and clear skies are looking likely! In an event called an ...

Virgo's brightest star, Spica, will suddenly pop back into view at the dark, earth-lit edge of the crescent moon at 5:35 a.m. Wednesday for Duluth and the Northland. The moon will be somewhat low ...

This is a blog that will be updated every Friday and will list events happening in the sky. Saturday, July 13th 2024 The First Quarter Moon will occult the bright star Spica tonight (Sky & Telescope).

On Saturday, fair skies in South Jersey should enable anyone with binoculars, or even just possibly the unaided eye, to see Virgo’s bright star Spica (pronounced SPY-kuh) wink out of view behind ...