May 31, 2022
Tonight at 10 pm the bright star Spica is visible high in the southern sky. Spica is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo but is actually a binary or double star system. Virgo is often shown holding a bundle of wheat in her arms, which marks the location of Spica. Spica is Latin for “ear of grain”.
To read more about the star Spica, visit: https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/meet-spica-ear-of-grain/
The constellation Virgo the Maiden is visible tonight at 10 pm in the southern sky. The bright star Spica is often shown to be the ear of wheat or grain that Virgo holds. Star map created using Stellarium
