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Virgo
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Pasachoff, Jay M. Hopkins Observatory, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Last reviewed:October 2021
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.733000
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The Maiden or the Virgin, the largest zodiacal constellation and the second-largest constellation in the sky. Virgo (see illustration) is a southern constellation, visible in the summer evening sky from midnorthern latitudes. Virgo contains the nearest cluster of galaxies to us, known as the Virgo Cluster; the Milky Way Galaxy is in an outer part of this cluster. See also: Constellation; Galaxy; Milky Way Galaxy; Virgo Cluster; Zodiac
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