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July is a busy month with a whole lotta drama — why would we expect anything less as we enter Leo season?! You'll need this ...
Meanwhile, Venus and Saturn — both beaming in the morning sky — welcome Jupiter into the fold. The gas giant makes its first appearance at mid-month in Gemini, low in the northeast about an hour ...
Sweeping views of nebulae and dancing galaxies prove the telescope’s enormous field of view and ultra-high-res capabilities.
Having a good phone app is a lot of fun and quite helpful in verifying stars, asterisms, and constellations. Most apps will ...
Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...
Vesta reaches its stationary point in Virgo today. This bright asteroid is easy to find from any location in just a few minutes.
Mars will enter the meticulous sign of Virgo, encouraging you to critique, improve and get your ducks in a row. Here's what ...
This month, if you go out after it gets dark, you will see some wonderful stars and constellations in every direction. ... that is Spica in the constellation Virgo.
Of all the constellations we see through the year, Virgo the Virgin is the second-largest. The only problem is that it’s also one of the faintest. With a lot of visual digging, Virgo can be ...
Admittedly, Virgo is not a constellation for beginners. It is a real challenge, although this week offers a better chance of spotting it because there is hardly any moonlight in the early evening sky.
There's a big diamond in the sky made by connecting the stars Arcturus, Spica, Denebola and Cor Caroli. Once found, you can use it to find each star's associated constellation. The spring sky is ...
Constellation Virgo, the maiden or furrow, is highest for the year on the north/south meridian — culminates — 9 p.m. May 25. Look due south to find magnitude 1.0 alpha star Spica, ...