PULL · 4 JUL 1996

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your sky.

The Cat's Eye Nebula (Revisited)

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Cat's Eye Nebula, about 3,000 light-years away, is a dying star throwing off shells of glowing gas. The Hubble Space Telescope image reveals it to be one of the most complex planetary nebulae known. Astronomers suspect the bright central object may be a binary star system, given the intricate features. The term 'planetary nebula' is misleading, as these objects are not planets, but rather the remnants of Sun-like stars.

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The Cat's Eye Nebula (Revisited)
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The Cat's Eye Nebula (Revisited)
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CANCER

In tropical astrology, 4 JUL 1996 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 JUL 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 4 JUL 1996
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 88% lit
POSITION
Day 186 of 366