PULL · 17 OCT 1998 This was
This was
your sky.
A Giant Globular Cluster in M31
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COSMIC MESSAGE
G1, also known as Mayall II, is the brightest globular cluster in the Local Group of galaxies. It orbits the center of M31, the largest nearby galaxy. G1 contains over 300,000 stars and is nearly as old as the universe itself. Observations show it is as old as the oldest globular clusters in our own Milky Way Galaxy.
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1998-10-17 · ♎
SKYBORN
A Giant Globular Cluster in M31
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BORN 10116 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 17 OCT 1998 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 OCT 1998.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 OCT 1998
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waning crescent, 12% lit
POSITION
Day 290 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 4 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS