PULL · 9 OCT 1996 This was
This was
your sky.
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
NASA APOD · Jason Ware
COSMIC MESSAGE
The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31, is the closest major galaxy to our Milky Way. It is a spiral galaxy, much like our own, and contains hundreds of billions of stars. The distinct stars scattered around Andromeda in this image are actually foreground stars within our own galaxy. M31 and the Milky Way dominate the Local Group of galaxies.
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M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
NASA APOD · Jason Ware
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 9 OCT 1996 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 OCT 1996.
THE ALMANAC FOR 9 OCT 1996
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waning crescent, 10% lit
POSITION
Day 283 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS