PULL · 27 MAY 1998

This was
your sky.

Magnetar

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COSMIC MESSAGE

A magnetar is a neutron star with a super-strong magnetic field. Imagine a star with more mass than the Sun, the density of a neutron, and a magnetic field about a thousand trillion times stronger than Earth's. Strong evidence for the existence of magnetars was recently announced based on data from orbiting X-ray and Gamma-ray observatories. Neutron stars are formed in the violent crucibles of supernovae.

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COMMON
Magnetar
1998-05-27 · ♊
SKYBORN
Magnetar
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BORN 10259 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 27 MAY 1998 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 27 MAY 1998.

THE ALMANAC FOR 27 MAY 1998
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
New moon, 2% lit
POSITION
Day 147 of 365