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BIRTHDAY · 6 OCT 1995

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Dark Bok Globules in IC 2944” is copyrighted by Anglo-Australian Telescope Board. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

These dark, dense knots of gas and dust are Bok globules. They are regions where new stars are forming, silhouetted against the bright glow of the IC 2944 emission nebula. These small clouds are found about 6,000 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus.

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ESA / HUBBLE

ESA/Hubble released this picture on 10 October 1995. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.

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CC BY 4.0 K. Noll (STScI), J. Spencer (Lowell Observatory), and NASA/ESA (CC BY 4.0)
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1995-10-06 · ♎
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 6 OCT 1995 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 OCT 1995.

THE ALMANAC FOR 6 OCT 1995
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 91% lit
POSITION
Day 279 of 365

Questions about October 6, 1995

What space photo was released on October 6, 1995?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 6, 1995 was "Dark Bok Globules in IC 2944". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.

What was the Moon's phase on October 6, 1995?

A waxing gibbous moon, about 91% lit.

What day of the week was October 6, 1995?

October 6, 1995 was a Friday, day 279 of the 365 days in 1995.

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