PULL · 22 OCT 2000 This was
This was
your sky.
Wild Duck Open Cluster M11
NASA APOD · D. F. Malin,
AAO
COSMIC MESSAGE
The Wild Duck Open Cluster, M11, contains thousands of stars, about 3,000 light-years away. All the stars in this cluster formed together about 150 million years ago, and the bright young stars appear blue. Open clusters like M11 generally reside in the plane of our galaxy. They contain fewer and younger stars than globular clusters.
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UNCOMMON 
2000-10-22 · ♎
SKYBORN
Wild Duck Open Cluster M11
NASA APOD · D. F. Malin,
AAO
BORN 9380 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 22 OCT 2000 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 22 OCT 2000.
THE ALMANAC FOR 22 OCT 2000
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Last quarter, 31% lit
POSITION
Day 296 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaked yesterday
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS