A waning crescent moon will creep closer and closer to Spica until the star's light is extinguished ... the brighter the background sky will get. For those who live near and along the coastal ...

In a dark sky ... 1st-magnitude star Spica as seen from North America. Because the moon is waxing, its dark side faces forward as it advances eastward against the starry background.

A star 150 trillion miles from Earth will shine like a stunning blue dot in the night sky throughout May. Vega, the fifth brightest star in our sky, will appear in the northern hemisphere below ...