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Alpha Vir (Spica) (Variable Star, in Virgo)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Apr 14 03:00:00 2020 UT Obs. no.: 2145
This evening I compared the colors of Arcturus & Spica with my 10X50 binoculars. The brighter Arcturus has a orange tone to it which means it's a cool star temperature wise. The blue color of Spica means its temperature is very hot. In fact, to me, Spica is a very blue star, much like the belt stars of Orion. The one thing in common with both stars is they both have only a short time to live.
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