The Sky Today on Friday, September 12: Mars moves past Spica

Mars passes 2° north of Virgo’s bright alpha star Spica at 4 A.M. EDT. Neither is visible at that time, but you can catch them in the evening sky shortly after sunset. You’ll want to be quick, though — they set before 9 P.M. local daylight time and are already low in the west 40Continue reading “The Sky Today on Friday, September 12: Mars moves past Spica”
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