PULL · 17 JUN 1997

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your sky.

Arp 220: Spirals in Collision

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Arp 220 is the brightest object in the local universe, shining brightly due to colliding spiral galaxies. New observations with the Hubble Space Telescope's NICMOS instrument, taken in infrared, better resolve the two merging galaxies within Arp 220.

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GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 17 JUN 1997 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 JUN 1997.

THE ALMANAC FOR 17 JUN 1997

DAY

Tuesday

MOON

Waxing gibbous, 90% lit

POSITION

Day 168 of 365

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This was your sky.

Arp 220: Spirals in Collision

This was
your sky.