PULL · 9 DEC 1999 This was
This was
your sky.
X-ray Hot Supernova Remnant in the SMC
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COSMIC MESSAGE
This Q-shaped cloud in the Small Magellanic Cloud is a supernova remnant, about 40 light-years across. Its X-ray glow, captured by the Chandra Observatory, comes from multi-million degree gas. This several-thousand-year-old remnant is the result of a massive star's death explosion.
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MYTHIC
1999-12-09 · ♐
SKYBORN
X-ray Hot Supernova Remnant in the SMC
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BORN 9698 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS
In tropical astrology, 9 DEC 1999 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 9 DEC 1999.
THE ALMANAC FOR 9 DEC 1999
DAY
Thursday
MOON
New moon, 2% lit
POSITION
Day 343 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS