PULL · 20 DEC 1998 This was
This was
your sky.
Edge-On Spiral Galaxy NGC 891
NASA APOD · J. C. Barentine
(PSI) et al.,
KPNO,
NOAO
COSMIC MESSAGE
Our Milky Way galaxy is likely as thin as NGC 891, shown here edge-on. Spiral galaxies like these have most of their bright stars, gas, and dust concentrated in a narrow disk. The dark band across the middle is a lane of dust absorbing light. Some stars in NGC 891 appear to move faster than expected for a typical spiral.
CREDIT
© COPYRIGHTED J. C. Barentine
(PSI) et al.,
KPNO,
NOAO · J. C. Barentine
(PSI) et al.,
KPNO,
NOAO · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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UNCOMMON 
1998-12-20 · ♐
SKYBORN
Edge-On Spiral Galaxy NGC 891
NASA APOD · J. C. Barentine
(PSI) et al.,
KPNO,
NOAO
BORN 10052 days ago
SKYBORN.APP
ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS
In tropical astrology, 20 DEC 1998 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 DEC 1998.
THE ALMANAC FOR 20 DEC 1998
DAY
Sunday
MOON
New moon, 3% lit
POSITION
Day 354 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Ursid shower, peaks in 2 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS