11 June 2026
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See the Moon hide a star in Virgo tonight with binoculars

15 June 2016 Ade Ashford

Observers in the British Isles blessed with clear skies at dusk can see the 10-day-old waxing gibbous Moon pass in front of a naked-eye star known as kappa Virginis soon after 11pm BST tonight. Since the star disappears at the Moon’s darkened limb, it will be an easy target in most binoculars.

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