PULL · 23 OCT 1996

This was
your sky.

The Large Cloud of Magellan (LMC) Credit:

NASA APOD · Anglo-Australian Telescope Board

COSMIC MESSAGE

The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is one of two small irregular galaxies orbiting our Milky Way. Magellan and his crew named these "star clouds" during their voyage around the world. The LMC is about 180,000 light-years distant, making it the closest known galaxy after the Sagittarius Dwarf. It is a satellite of our larger spiral galaxy.

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The Large Cloud of Magellan (LMC)
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1996-10-23 · ♏

SKYBORN

The Large Cloud of Magellan (LMC) Credit:

NASA APOD · Anglo-Australian Telescope Board

BORN 10840 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 23 OCT 1996 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 OCT 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 23 OCT 1996

DAY

Wednesday

MOON

Waxing gibbous, 85% lit

POSITION

Day 297 of 366

METEOR SHOWER

Orionid shower, peaked 2 days ago

SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS

NEARBY DATES

This was your sky.

The Large Cloud of Magellan (LMC) Credit:

This was
your sky.