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Stargazers in the U.S. will find the waxing gibbous moon above the southwestern horizon as the sun sets on July 3, with Spica ...
Skywatchers in the U.S. will find the moon above the southwestern horizon an hour after sunset on June 5, with Spica twinkling a little over seven degrees to the left of the lunar disk. Remember ...
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.
The bright star Spica will appear to dance around Earth's moon on the night of May 9. ... If you snap a photo of the duo and would like to share it with Space.com's readers, send your photo(s), ...
According to Space.com, Spica is a binary star system composed of two stars orbiting so closely that they appear as a single point of light. Combined, they shine more than 12,100 times brighter ...
The Moon and Spica hang close together as they set in the west in the early-morning hours of May 10. Credit: Alison Klesman (via TheSkyX) The Moon passes 0.4° south of Spica at 4 A.M. EDT.
Also known as the 'Paschal Moon,' April's full 'Pink Moon' will rise alongside Spica, one of the brightest stars in the night sky.