PULL · 11 FEB 2000

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XMM-Newton First Light: X-Rays From The LMC

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory released this 'first light' image of a star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This churning area of star birth and death was chosen to test the observatory's X-ray imaging capabilities. The false-color image translates low-energy X-rays to red, medium-energy to green, and high-energy to blue. This allows astronomers to study the hottest, most energetic phenomena.

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AQUARIUS

In tropical astrology, 11 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 11 FEB 2000.

THE ALMANAC FOR 11 FEB 2000

DAY

Friday

MOON

First quarter, 38% lit

POSITION

Day 42 of 366

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This was your sky.

XMM-Newton First Light: X-Rays From The LMC

This was
your sky.