Location, history and cultural significance of Spica. Spica is the 15th brightest star in the sky and the brightest in the Virgo constellation. The star is also known as Alpha Virginis and is ...

The action begins when Spica disappears behind the moon's bright limb. This part of the event will probably require a small telescope, because glare from the moon's sunlit edge will tend to hide ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

The 16th brightest star in the night sky, the brightest in the constellation Virgo and about 250 light-years distant, Spica is one of only four stars that can occulted (blocked) by the moon.

He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 61 years, Cecilia Spica. He is survived by his children: Franette (Robert) Moses, Grace Spica, and James Spica; grandchildren: Nicole (Michael ...