PULL · 18 AUG 1998 This was
This was
your sky.
APM 08279+5255: The Brightest Object Yet Known
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COSMIC MESSAGE
APM 08279+5255 is a quasar, an extremely bright object powered by a supermassive black hole. It is the brightest continuously emitting object known, shining with the power of 100 billion Suns. Despite its immense brightness, its great distance makes it only appear as a magnitude 15.2 object. Its extreme redshift places it far across the universe.
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1998-08-18 · ♌
SKYBORN
APM 08279+5255: The Brightest Object Yet Known
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BORN 10176 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO
In tropical astrology, 18 AUG 1998 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 AUG 1998.
THE ALMANAC FOR 18 AUG 1998
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning crescent, 19% lit
POSITION
Day 230 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 5 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS