PULL · 29 MAY 1996

This was
your sky.

The COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Sky

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The COMPTEL instrument on NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory produced this premier gamma-ray view of the sky. The image shows the entire sky, centered on our Milky Way Galaxy, with the galactic plane running across the middle. Gamma-ray intensity is represented by a false-color map, from low (blue) to high (white). COMPTEL's sensitivity reveals gamma-rays with over a million times the energy of visible light photons.

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The COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Sky
1996-05-29 · ♊
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The COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Sky
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 29 MAY 1996 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 29 MAY 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 29 MAY 1996
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 89% lit
POSITION
Day 150 of 366