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The most outstanding Virgo Supercluster of galaxies is located on the northern border of Virgo reaching into the neighbouring constellation of Coma Berenices. The brightest galaxies can be located with small telescopes as faintly glowing patches of light.
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www.seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/virgo.html
www.seds.org/Maps/Stars_en/Fig/virgo.html
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``The constellation Virgo and especially the northern wing is one of the constellations which encloses the most nebulae. This catalog contains 13 which have been determined, viz. Nos.
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www.seds.org/messier/more/virgo.html
www.seds.org/messier/more/virgo.html
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Myth and data about the constellation Virgo ... However the name may instead make reference to the constellation Virgo, which in fact rises just before the star Arcturus.
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www.dibonsmith.com/vir_con.htm
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Virgo (constellation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for virgin, and its symbol is ( Unicode ♍ ). Lying between Leo to the west and Libra to the east, it is the second largest conste...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgo_(constellation)
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Virgo is the second largest constellation in the sky after Hydra, and the Sun spends a long time within its boundaries. The Sun is still within Virgo at the autumnal equinox, another point significant to ancient harvest and fertility rituals.
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chandra.harvard.edu/photo/constellations/virgo.html
chandra.harvard.edu/photo/constellations/virgo.html
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The constellation of Virgo fills the entire image above (see lines). The field of this big constellation even spans a bit further out and does not completely fit into our standard field of view of about 40 x 25 degrees.
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www.allthesky.com/constellations/virgo/
www.allthesky.com/constellations/virgo/
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Virgo usually is shown carrying two sheaves of wheat, one of which is marked by the bright star Spica, whose name comes form the Latin and means ear of wheat, or corn ... The Constellation ; Virgo ... back to Constellation Table - Planetarium Home Page...
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www.coldwater.k12.mi.us/lms/planetarium/myth/virgo.html
www.coldwater.k12.mi.us/lms/planetarium/myth/virgo.html
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M87 Virgo A (elliptical galaxy) ... Check out the Virgo page which is part of the Texas Astronomical Society's Constellation of the Month Series. ... Peoria Astronomical Society Virgo Page...
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www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations...
www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations/Virgo.html
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This article discusses some interesting facts about the largest zodiac constellation, Virgo. Virgo contains a plethora of beautiful deep sky objects, mainly galaxies. ... Virgo, or the virgin, is the largest zodiac constellation and the second largest constellation in the sky. For more interesting facts,
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www.brighthub.com/science/space/articles/27747.aspx
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