Moon and Spica
By McDonald Observatory
May 9, 2025
The star Spica, which is close to the Moon tonight, is quite different from the Sun. It consists of two stars, both of which are many times bigger and heavier than the Sun. Their surfaces are tens of thousands of degrees hotter than the Sun’s, so the stars shine blue white.
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