PULL · 24 JAN 2001

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your sky.

NGC 3603: X-Rays From A Starburst Cluster

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COSMIC MESSAGE

NGC 3603 is a young, active star-forming region in the Carina spiral arm of our Milky Way, about 20,000 light-years away. This false-color X-ray image from the Chandra Observatory shows many individual sources. The colors indicate relative X-ray brightness, with green being faint and red to purple being bright.

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NGC 3603: X-Rays From A Starburst Cluster

2001-01-24 · ♒

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NGC 3603: X-Rays From A Starburst Cluster

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BORN 9286 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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AQUARIUS

In tropical astrology, 24 JAN 2001 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 24 JAN 2001.

THE ALMANAC FOR 24 JAN 2001

DAY

Wednesday

MOON

New moon, 0% lit

POSITION

Day 24 of 365

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This was your sky.

NGC 3603: X-Rays From A Starburst Cluster

This was
your sky.