PULL · 24 JUL 2000 This was
This was
your sky.
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
NASA APOD · Todd Boroson
(NOAO),
AURA,
NOAO,
NSF
COSMIC MESSAGE
M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a classic spiral galaxy visible in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is 23 million light years distant and 65 thousand light years across. The smaller galaxy below and to the left is actually behind M51, with its light obscured by dust in a foreground spiral arm.
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© COPYRIGHTED Todd Boroson
(NOAO),
AURA,
NOAO,
NSF · Todd Boroson
(NOAO),
AURA,
NOAO,
NSF · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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UNCOMMON 
2000-07-24 · ♌
SKYBORN
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
NASA APOD · Todd Boroson
(NOAO),
AURA,
NOAO,
NSF
BORN 9470 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 24 JUL 2000 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 24 JUL 2000.
THE ALMANAC FOR 24 JUL 2000
DAY
Monday
MOON
Last quarter, 46% lit
POSITION
Day 206 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS