PULL · 26 APR 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies Credit:
NASA APOD · STScI,
AAO, UK-PPARC, ROE
COSMIC MESSAGE
The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies, also known as Abell 426, is one of the closest galaxy clusters to us. Each fuzzy blob in this image is a galaxy, containing billions of stars. Light from this cluster took 300 million years to reach us, showing it as it was during the age of dinosaurs.
CREDIT
© COPYRIGHTED STScI,
AAO, UK-PPARC, ROE · STScI,
AAO, UK-PPARC, ROE · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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UNCOMMON 
1997-04-26 · ♉
SKYBORN
The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies
Credit:
NASA APOD · STScI,
AAO, UK-PPARC, ROE
BORN 10655 days ago
SKYBORN.APP
ZODIAC CONTEXT
♉
TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 26 APR 1997 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 APR 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 26 APR 1997
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 83% lit
POSITION
Day 116 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
NEARBY DATES
- 1997-03-27 Comet Country Credit and Copyright:
- 1997-04-19 Spiral Galaxy M83 Credit and Copyright:
- 1997-04-25 Hale-Bopp Polarized Credit and Copyright:
- 1997-04-27 Sputnik: Traveling Companion Courtesy:
- 1997-05-03 Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images Credit:
- 1997-05-26 Old Faithful Meets Hale-Bopp