PULL · 23 MAY 2000 This was
This was
your sky.
M4: The Closest Known Globular Cluster
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COSMIC MESSAGE
M4 is a globular cluster located about 7,000 light-years away in Scorpius, making it one of the closest known. It appears about one degree west of the bright star Antares. M4 contains hundreds of thousands of stars and spans over 50 light-years. Despite its size, it is one of the smallest and sparsest globular clusters known.
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UNCOMMON 
2000-05-23 · ♊
SKYBORN
M4: The Closest Known Globular Cluster
NASA APOD · T2KA,
KPNO 0.9-m Telescope,
NOAO,
AURA,
NSF
BORN 9532 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♊
GEMINI
In tropical astrology, 23 MAY 2000 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 23 MAY 2000.
THE ALMANAC FOR 23 MAY 2000
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 76% lit
POSITION
Day 144 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS