PULL · 8 FEB 1997

This was
your sky.

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy Credit:

NASA APOD

COSMIC MESSAGE

The Sombrero Galaxy, M104, is a spiral galaxy with a prominent dust lane and a large halo of stars and globular clusters. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this striking image, revealing its distinct shape. X-ray observations suggest a supermassive black hole, a billion times the mass of our Sun, lies at its core. This black hole is responsible for the energetic activity observed in the galaxy's center.

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SKYBORN

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy Credit:

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BORN 10732 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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AQUARIUS

In tropical astrology, 8 FEB 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 8 FEB 1997.

THE ALMANAC FOR 8 FEB 1997

DAY

Saturday

MOON

New moon, 1% lit

POSITION

Day 39 of 365

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This was your sky.

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy Credit:

This was
your sky.