Drawing and Learning about the Constellation Virgo

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Virgo Constellation Art and what to look for in the zodiacal constellation Virgo. Virgo is home to the Virgo cluster, which has up to 2,000 galaxies! It's a large constellation, although many of its stars are relatively dim. To find it look for Spica, Virgo's left hand.

Clear skies!
My Art in a stargazing book: https://amzn.to/3vNhANg

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Photos
celestial_sphere_-_detailed.jpg http://www.fortworthastro.com/beginner3.html
Spring Triangle Elop using Stellarium, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
M60 and NGC 4647 NASA, ESA, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sombero Galaxy NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Butterfly Galaxies Judy Schmidt from USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
gj 504b: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/NOAJ
Artist rendition: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/S. Wiessinger

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