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Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae

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COSMIC MESSAGE

47 Tucanae is the second brightest globular cluster orbiting our Milky Way galaxy. It is about 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Tucana and is only visible from the Southern Hemisphere. This image shows many red giant stars, which are easy to spot within the cluster.

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Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
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Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 22 APR 2001 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 22 APR 2001.

THE ALMANAC FOR 22 APR 2001
DAY
Sunday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 112 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peak tonight
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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