Virgo Constellation Video-ASTRONOMY

A 9-minute tour of the constellation Virgo--where you can find it, what Virgo looks like, and when to look. Three cool objects in Virgo are covered, too--a double star; the famous Sombrero Galaxy (aka M104); and the Markarian Chain, a part of the stupendous Virgo Cluster of Galaxies!
Virgo is visible from the winter (wee hours of the morning) through mid-summer (in the evening).
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[@sylviarath4862]

This amazing! We need to get out of the city and look up! You need your own TV show!

[@thenightskywithzacharysinger]

Thank you, Sylvia! Blushing about the "TV show," but at very least, I think I'll need "a little" more content before then. Still, spread the word--I've got a lot more coming... :)

[@agstatworks3701]

Outstanding video!

[@thenightskywithzacharysinger]

Thank you! "Stay tuned," I have more on the way soon... :)

[@swftwlly]

Great work, Zach!

[@thenightskywithzacharysinger]

Thanks, Bill! :)

[@noahpatterson5667]

If u really think about it , man has mapped out space so much that there has to be other life forms out there

[@AllieThePrettyGator]

0:46 in some star outlines Virgo appers as a Stick figure or a letter Y

[@petset77]

Thanks for the tour. I'm also in Colorado, probably south of you in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains about 30 miles to New Mexico. I'm a relative newbie, having my 8" Dob since late November. My primary targets last night were towards the east in Cygnus, Aquila, and Lyra. Unfortunately, like most of the winter and spring, clouds shared the sky in the evening...mostly towards the east and at zenith. Vega would occasionally peek out. I had time to split Mizar again (oh boy!), but not time enough to view M101 or 51. Hercules never showed, so trying to give M13 further consideration compared to more lovely M92 in my opinion didn't happen. Clouds swept toward the south beyond Scorpius, where I planned on finishing my evening. Spica and Virgo were SSW, mostly in the clear, as was Corvus, which was sinking behind the house and ridge to the west. Enough haze and broken clouds filling in kept M104 from view. I didn't have a "plan B" or C, which is why I'm here, looking for objects to view in Virgo in a different direction. Venus in the totally clear western sky was just taunting me, to no avail. Breaking down to set up again on the other side of the house wasn't going to happen. Now I have a place to start, thanks to your video. Much appreciated. Clear Skies, and I'm subscribing to your channel.

[@thenightskywithzacharysinger]

Wow, Steve, that's quite the comment! (Thanks for the interest and involvement.) The hour is late here now, but one thing that came to mind is the Leo Triplet. M65 and M66 should be no problem in your 8", and perhaps the "Hamburger Galaxy" (the third galaxy in the triplet, and more difficult). Grab your earliest opportunity, skies permitting--they'll still be at an acceptable height in the southwest around 10:30 PM in mid-June, but don't wait too long, or they'll sink lower into the haze near the horizon. Clear skies! :)

[@petset77]

@@thenightskywithzacharysinger, thanks for your reply. I've viewed M65 and M66 when Leo was higher in the sky, and will of course be looking at them again. Hamburger Galaxy I have not. I thought about looking that way the other night, but like with the western sky, I would have had to take down and set back up. We're mostly clear today (but hazy), and if the sky doesn't deteriorate into cloud cover, I'll be out looking probably southwest first, before things sink too far. Anyway, thanks again.

[@idapinkham1810]

Arc to Arcturus Speed to Spica.

[@thenightskywithzacharysinger]

:)

[@felipesantos2]

Amazing!!!

[@thenightskywithzacharysinger]

Thank you, Felipe... :)

[@rabindranathhalder8596]

Very nice and want to know all constellation from your channel

[@thenightskywithzacharysinger]

Thanks!

[@user-gk2ut8mc5e]

I am so fascinated by Spica, do u hvae more information about this star and its annual behavior? Ty

[@user-gk2ut8mc5e]

Great content! Do you have more information about Spica? ty

[@blinkybill2997]

Excellent job Zachary! Good on ya mate!!! I will be looking for them now!

[@thenightskywithzacharysinger]

Hey, thanks Blinky! :) Working on another one now; it'll be out very soon.... By the way, are you in the US, or somewhere across the oceans? (Fun if you get to see different stars than I do...) 'til soon

[@blinkybill2997]

@@thenightskywithzacharysinger yes Zach. I'm down under, in the west, but I'm in the city, so I can only see so much, 'cause of the light pollution, but it's enough to watch constellations, planets and nebulae.

[@thenightskywithzacharysinger]

Well, that's really cool, Blinky... Since you must be looking northward for the constellations I've been covering, I hope you're not having to stand on your head to see them "right side up" from your point of view. ;) --Kidding aside, the southernmost "big object" I've seen was Canopus, long ago when I used to live in southern California. It was usually too close to the horizon to be seen (buildings, hills, etc.), but just *once*, more than 20 years ago, I saw it from high up in the mountains, going home from a friend's house one night (it was still pretty low, but at least it was above the horizon). It was such an unusual view that it took me a long time to figure out what it was! Some day, I'd love to see your southern skies, and take in Alpha and Omega Centauri and some of those amazing nebulae! Have you been able to get out to the darker areas to see the Magellanic Clouds?

[@thenightskywithzacharysinger]

I shoulda also said that if you're not familiar with the night sky yet, Canopus is the second-brightest star in the sky, and now in early March, you can see it very high in the southwest around 8:30 standard time from Australia... (Sirius, the brightest star we see, is about 35° further north--I bet it's a really cool view with both of them in the sky. Go get some starlight for me!) :)