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Venus with Spica were closest together this morning, Nov 9th, separated by 1°10'. It's even closer now than its closest evening approach just a couple months ago on Sep 1st when it was 1°30'. Both views are included, taken with the same lens, and have the same exposures.
Now Venus loops around Spica and starts chasing the Sun, but it'll be mid-December before it can finally leave Virgo behind. When it was the Evening Star and entered Virgo, it was 45° east of the Sun; when as the Morning Star it exits Virgo, it'll be 45° west of the Sun. I presume it's just coincidence.
In the third image hungry Corvus, the Crow, is eyeing that tasty ear of wheat that Spica represents in Greek mythology, but Venus stands in the way.
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#1: morning view today
#2: evening view 2.5 months ago
#3: with Corvus
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Panasonic GX8, Lumix 25mm lens, tripod
... (f/4, 5 sec, ISO 200)
... #1 date: Nov 9, 2026 6:15am MST (morning mid-twilight)
... #2 date: Sep 1, 2026 8:50pm MDT (evening mid-twilight)
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