PULL · 14 JUN 1999

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your sky.

N159 and the Papillon Nebula

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COSMIC MESSAGE

N159 is a spectacular star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, about 170,000 light years away. The Hubble Space Telescope revealed bright newborn stars, dark dust filaments, and glowing hydrogen gas. The central, butterfly-shaped cloud is known as the Papillon Nebula.

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N159 and the Papillon Nebula
1999-06-14 · ♊
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N159 and the Papillon Nebula
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 14 JUN 1999 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 14 JUN 1999.

THE ALMANAC FOR 14 JUN 1999
DAY
Monday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 165 of 365