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 ...

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.

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 comment I frequently hear from those who have just bought a telescope is this: "I’ve seen the moon and a few planets … Venus, Jupiter and Mars … but I can never find Saturn. I’d really ...

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 .

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 ...

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 ...

Spica is a magnitude 1 star that helps to mark Virgo in the sky, as this constellation has few other bright suns to draw the eye. Some 250 light-years from Earth, ...

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).