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Watch the moon and bright star Spica meet in a celestial dance on May 9

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The waxing gibbous moon will shine brightly, with just a thin crescent of shadow along its edge.

Look to its lower left after astronomical twilight fades, the bright star Spica will become easier to spot.

The duo will be visible to the naked eye and close enough to share the same field of view in binoculars.

Spica is the most luminous star in the zodiacal constellation Virgo , and sits some 250 light-years from Earth .

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