PULL · 17 NOV 1996 This was
This was
your sky.
A Quasar in the Gamma-Ray Sky
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COSMIC MESSAGE
The bright object in the center of this false-color image is quasar 3C279, viewed in gamma-rays. These photons have over 40 million times the energy of visible light. Like all quasars, 3C279 is a faint, starlike object in the visible sky. In June 1991, a gamma-ray telescope onboard NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory discovered it was one of the brightest objects in the gamma-ray sky.
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A Quasar in the Gamma-Ray Sky
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SCORPIO
In tropical astrology, 17 NOV 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 17 NOV 1996.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 NOV 1996
DAY
Sunday
MOON
First quarter, 40% lit
POSITION
Day 322 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Leonid shower, peak tonight
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS