Virgo Has the Ultimate Green Thumb | April 6 - April 12
Season 49 Episode 14 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ607 April 6-12, 2026 “Virgo Has the Ultimate Green Thumb”
Star Gazers STGZ607 April 6-12, 2026 “Virgo Has the Ultimate Green Thumb”
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Virgo Has the Ultimate Green Thumb | April 6 - April 12
Season 49 Episode 14 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ607 April 6-12, 2026 “Virgo Has the Ultimate Green Thumb”
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipHEY STAR NERDS - ASTRONOMY AND# ASTROLOGY ARE DIFFERENT BUT DO USE OVERLAPPING CONSTELLATIONS.# LIKE VIRGO!
LET’S FIND HER.
HIT THE DARKNESS AT TEN PM AND LOOK# NORTHEAST.
WE CAN USE OUR CLASSIC STAR HOPPING TRICK - ARC TO ARCTURUS AND# SPIKE ON TO SPICA TO FIND VIRGO THE MAIDEN.
START AT THE BIG DIPPER, AND FOLLOW THE ARC OF THE HANDLE TO THE ORANGE ARCTURUS AT# THE BASE OF BOOTES THE HERDSMAN.
THEN STRAIGHT OUT AND SPIKE ON TO BLUE SPICA# - MARKING AN EAR OF WHEAT HELD BY VIRGO.
THE BIG DIPPER IS AN ASTERISM, PART OF# A LARGER CONSTELLATION OF URSA MAJOR, VIRGO HAS AN ASTERISM TOO- THE DIAMOND WITH SPICA# AT THE BOTTOM.
IT’S PRETTY BIG, CAN YOU SEE IT?
THIS REFLECTS VIRGO'S VISIBILITY, APPEARING IN SPRING/SUMMER WHEN PLANTS THRIVE# AND ABSENT IN FALL/WINTER WHEN THEY ARE DORMANT.
PER GREEK MYTHS VIRGO IS ACTUALLY PERSEPHONE# - DAUGHTER OF DEMETER, GOD OF AGRICULTURE, THIS IS WHY SHE APPEARS IN# SPRING/SUMMER WHEN PLANTS THRIVE!
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