PULL · 26 DEC 1998

This was
your sky.

Gamma-Ray Quasar

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Quasar 3C279 appears as a faint, star-like object in visible light. However, in June 1991, a gamma-ray telescope on NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory discovered it to be one of the brightest objects in the gamma-ray sky. This false-color image shows the quasar in gamma-rays, photons with more than 40 million times the energy of visible light.

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1998-12-26 · ♑

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Gamma-Ray Quasar

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BORN 10046 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 26 DEC 1998 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 DEC 1998.

THE ALMANAC FOR 26 DEC 1998

DAY

Saturday

MOON

First quarter, 53% lit

POSITION

Day 360 of 365

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This was your sky.

Gamma-Ray Quasar

This was
your sky.