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Orion's Star Colors Credit and Copyright:

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COSMIC MESSAGE

What determines a star's color? Its temperature. Red stars are cool, around 3,000 Kelvin, while blue stars are hotter, over 30,000 Kelvin. Our own yellow Sun is a comfortable 6,000 Kelvin. Differences in star colors are dramatically illustrated in this photo of Orion, made using a 'star trail step-focus' technique.

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SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 2 DEC 1996 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 DEC 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 2 DEC 1996
DAY
Monday
MOON
Last quarter, 58% lit
POSITION
Day 337 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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