Look, up in the sky!

It’s Jupiter shining brightly, followed by the moon, followed by the star Spica.

Jupiter is the third-brightest object in the night sky, after the Moon and Venus. But Venus isn’t in view right now, so there’s nothing to compete with Jupiter.

Spica is a true star — one of the brightest in the night sky, even from its distance of 260 light-years.

Look for Spica, the Moon, and Jupiter lining up atop the southeastern horizon in early evening. The Moon will move closer to Spica during the night, and appear quite close to the star at dawn tomorrow.

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The moon will be full Sunday.