PULL · 18 AUG 1996 This was
This was
your sky.
A Milestone Quasar
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COSMIC MESSAGE
This photo shows a typical quasar, which is on the left. Quasars are incredibly bright, distant objects that appear as unresolved points of light, like stars. The bright object to its right is a star, and above the quasar is an elliptical galaxy, with an interacting pair of spiral galaxies near the top.
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1996-08-18 · ♌
SKYBORN
A Milestone Quasar
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BORN 10906 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO
In tropical astrology, 18 AUG 1996 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 AUG 1996.
THE ALMANAC FOR 18 AUG 1996
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 17% lit
POSITION
Day 231 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 5 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS