PULL · 30 APR 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
Milky Way Molecule Map Credit:
NASA APOD
COSMIC MESSAGE
This map charts the distribution and movement of carbon monoxide in our galaxy. Since molecular hydrogen is hard to see, astronomers use carbon monoxide as a tracer for gas clouds where stars are born. Radio telescopes reveal the structure and rotation of the Milky Way.
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UNCOMMON 
1997-04-30 · ♉
SKYBORN
Milky Way Molecule Map
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NASA APOD
BORN 10651 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 30 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 30 APR 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 30 APR 1997
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Last quarter, 43% lit
POSITION
Day 120 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
NEARBY DATES
- 1997-03-31 NGC 3242: The 'Ghost of Jupiter' Planetary Nebula Credit:
- 1997-04-23 Antlia: A New Galactic Neighbor Credit and Copyright:
- 1997-04-29 Hale Bopp and Orion Credit and Copyright:
- 1997-05-01 A Galactic Cloud of Antimatter Credit:
- 1997-05-07 Ultraviolet Venus Credit:
- 1997-05-30 A Cosmic Snowball