PULL · 28 JAN 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
Open Cluster M50 Credit and Copyright:
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COSMIC MESSAGE
M50 is an open cluster, a grouping of hundreds of stars, many of them bright, young, and blue. Most of the blue stars in this image belong to the cluster. M50 is about 3,000 light-years from Earth and spans about 20 light-years. Open clusters often have irregular shapes.
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UNCOMMON 
1997-01-28 · ♒
SKYBORN
Open Cluster M50
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BORN 10743 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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AQUARIUS
In tropical astrology, 28 JAN 1997 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 28 JAN 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 28 JAN 1997
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 78% lit
POSITION
Day 28 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
NEARBY DATES
- 1996-12-29 Dark Bok Globules in IC 2944
- 1997-01-21 Journey to the Center of the Galaxy Credit:
- 1997-01-27 A Prominent Solar Prominence
- 1997-01-29 NGC 869 & NGC 884: A Double Open Cluster Credit and Copyright:
- 1997-02-04 Clyde W. Tombaugh: 1906-1997 Credit and Copyright:
- 1997-02-27 Comet Hale-Bopp is That Bright Credit and Copyright: