PULL · 1 FEB 2000

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Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Gravity can bend light, as seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxy cluster Abell 2218. The cluster is so massive that its gravity acts as a lens, bending light from background galaxies. This distorts them into long, faint arcs, a clear example of gravitational lensing.

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Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster Lens
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
AQUARIUS

In tropical astrology, 1 FEB 2000 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 FEB 2000.

THE ALMANAC FOR 1 FEB 2000
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning crescent, 15% lit
POSITION
Day 32 of 366