PULL · 1 FEB 1996 This was
This was
your sky.
Lensing through Baade's Window
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COSMIC MESSAGE
What are the shape and composition of our Milky Way Galaxy? This question is hard to answer due to obscuring dust. In the 1940s, astronomer Walter Baade identified a 'window' near the galactic center with little opaque dust. Now called 'Baade's Window,' this region contains millions of stars. It is used for studies of the distant Milky Way, including monitoring stars for gravitational lensing events.
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AQUARIUS
In tropical astrology, 1 FEB 1996 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 FEB 1996.
THE ALMANAC FOR 1 FEB 1996
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 90% lit
POSITION
Day 32 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS