PULL · 19 JAN 1996

This was
your sky.

The Dusty Disk of Beta Pic

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Beta Pictoris, a young Sun-like star 50 light-years away, is surrounded by an edge-on dusty disk. This disk may indicate the presence of an infant solar system. The Hubble Space Telescope image provides evidence that planets have formed around Beta Pictoris, a star just completing its formative stages.

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The Dusty Disk of Beta Pic
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The Dusty Disk of Beta Pic
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 19 JAN 1996 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 19 JAN 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 19 JAN 1996
DAY
Friday
MOON
New moon, 2% lit
POSITION
Day 19 of 366