✧ Virgo

  Virgo is an asterism in Virgo.

                               •
                               ⠸⡄
                                ⣇
                                ⢸
                                ⠈⡇
      ·⠤⠤⣄⣀⣀⡀                  ⣀⣠·⡄             ⢀⣠·
            ⠉⠉⠙⠒⠒·⠤⣄⣀⡀    ⢀⣠⠤⠖⠋⠁  ⠙⣆        ⢀⣠⠴⠚⠉
                     ⠉⠙⠒·⠚⠉        ⢈·⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤·⠚⠉
                        ⢸⡀       ⢀⡴⠋
                         ⡇     ⢀⡴⠋
       ·⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤·           ⢹   ⢀⡴⠋
             ⠘⡆          ⠘⡆⢀⡴⠋
              ·⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤•⠋

  Type            Asterism
  Constellation   Virgo
  Stars           12

  More information about Virgo

  In Virgo, only Spica is bright; the rest is a wide shape of second and
  third magnitude stars. Spica is Latin for "the ear of wheat", and the
  figure has been referencing the harvest for a long time: the Babylonians
  called the same stars the Furrow. The bowl of the shape holds the Virgo
  cluster, over a thousand galaxies around 55 million light years away,
  none of them visible without a telescope.

  Etymology
  From        Latin
  Reading     Virgo
  Literally   the maiden

  The evolution of Virgo over time

  -50,000 years
  
                                          ⢠• Vindemiatrix
                                          ⢸
                                          ⡎
                                         ⢀⡇                                          Zavijava ⣀
                                         ⢸ Auva                                         ⣀⡠⠤⠒⠚⠉·
                                        ⣠·⡀                                       ⣀⠤⠴⠒⠊⠉
     ⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀                  ⣠⠔⠉  ⢣                                ⢀⣀⡤⠔⠒⠋⠉
      ·            ⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉·⣄      ⣀⠴⠊      ⢣                         ⣀⣀⠤⠔⠒⠉⠁
               ⢀⣀⡠⠤⠔· Syrma ⠳⡄ ⢀⡤⠊          ⢣               ⢀⣀⣀⣀⡠⠤⠖⠒⠉⠁
            ·⠊⠉⠁    ⡇        ⠈·⠁             ⢣⠤⠤⠤⠤⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠊⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉   · Zaniah
                    ⢹    Heze  ⠱⡀           ⢠· Porrima
                    ⢸           ⠹⡄         ⢠⠃
                    ⢸            ⠘⢄       ⢠⠏
                     ⡇            ⠈⢢     ⢠⠋
                     ⡇              ⢳⡀  ⢠⠃
                     ⢇               ⠳⡀⢀⠎
                     ⢸           ⢀⣀⣀⣀⡤⠵• Spica
                     ⢸⡠⠤⠤⠤⠒⠒⠒⠊⠉⠉⠉⠁
                      ·
  
  now
  
                                                        ⡀
                                                        • Vindemiatrix
                                                        ⠈⡆
                                                         ⢱
                                                         ⠘⡄
                                                          ⢣
                                                        ⢀⣠⠼· Auva
               ⠠⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀                 ⢀⣀⠤⠒⠋⠁  ⠈⢢⡀                     ⣀⡠
                ·                ·⠉⠑⠒⠤⢤⣀⡀     ⣀⡠⠤⠒⠋⠁         ⠑⢄   Zaniah    ⢀⣀⡤⠤⠒⠊⠉ · Zavijava
                                        ⠈⠉⠒⢢·⠋⠁               ⠈⢦   ⣀⣀⣀⣠⠤⠤·⠒⠉⠉
                                            ⡇ Heze            ⢀⡔·⠉⠉⠁
                                            ⢸               ⣀⠖⠁   Porrima
                                            ⠈⡇            ⡠⠊⠁
    Rijl al Awwa ·⠒⠲⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⢤                 ⢱         ⢀⡔⠋
                            · Syrma          ⠈⡆      ⣀⠖⠁
                            ⢳                 ⢳    ⡠⠊⠁
                            ⠘⣄⣀⣀⣀             ⠘⡆⢀⡔⠋
                             ·   ⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠑⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒•⠁
                                                 Spica
  
  +50,000 years
  
                                                                  • Vindemiatrix
                                                                  ⠈⢧⡀
                                                                    ⢳⡀
                                                                     ⢳⡀
                                                                      ⢳⡀
                                                                       ⢳⡀
                                                                        ⣱⡀ Auva
                      ⢄⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀                        ⢀⣀⣀⠤⠤⠖⠒⠊⠉⠉⠁·⠓⢄⡀   Zaniah
                      ·              ·⠉⠉⠉⠉⠑⠒⠒⠒⠒⠦⠤⠤⠤⢤⣀⣀⣀⠤⠤⠔⠒⠒⠉⠉⠁             ⠉⠢⢄⡀
                                                     ⢸· Heze               ⣀⣀⠤·⠭⣢⣀
                                                     ⢸         Zavijava ·⠉⠉  ⢀⡠⠖⠉· Porrima
                                                     ⡏                   ⢀⡠⠔⠊⠁
                                                     ⡇               ⢀⡠⠔⠊⠁
                                                    ⢀⠇            ⣀⠤⠒⠁
                                                    ⢸         ⣀⠤⠒⠉
                                ⢸·⠒⠦⠤⣄⣀⡀            ⢸     ⢀⠤⠒⠉
                  ⠠⢄⣀⣀⡀         ⡏      ⠉⠉⠓⠒⠢⠤⢄⣀⡀    ⡏ ⢀⡠⠔⠊⠁
      Rijl al Awwa ·  ⠉⠉⠉⠒⠒⠢⠤⠤⢄⣀⠇              ⠈⠉⠙⠒⠲•⠊⠁
                                · Syrma               Spica

  Over 50,000 years either way the longest side of this figure changes by 47%, and the furthest
  any of its stars travels is 11.1 degrees. Zavijava, HR 5264, HR 5315, Syrma and Rijl al Awwa
  drift the opposite way to the other 7, which travel together. Proper motion only: this is the
  shape changing, not the sky turning or the pole moving.

  curl 'skymap.sh/Virgo/evolution.gif'

  where it is tonight:  skymap.sh/Virgo