PULL · 22 OCT 1995

This was
your sky.

A Quasar - Galaxy Collision?

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COSMIC MESSAGE

A quasar's immense energy comes from a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. This quasar, APM 08279+5255, is 12 billion light-years away. Its light has traveled for most of the universe's existence to reach us. The image shows what may be a collision between the quasar's host galaxy and a companion.

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A Quasar - Galaxy Collision?
1995-10-22 · ♎
SKYBORN
A Quasar - Galaxy Collision?
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BORN 11207 days ago
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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 22 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 22 OCT 1995.

THE ALMANAC FOR 22 OCT 1995
DAY
Sunday
MOON
New moon, 3% lit
POSITION
Day 295 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaked yesterday