PULL · 11 JUN 2001 This was
This was
your sky.
Globular Cluster M2
NASA APOD · N. A. Sharp
COSMIC MESSAGE
M2 is a globular cluster, a ball of over 100,000 stars, orbiting the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. This cluster spans over 150 light-years and is about 50,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. It is one of nearly 200 such clusters left over from the early universe.
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UNCOMMON
2001-06-11 · ♊
SKYBORN
Globular Cluster M2
NASA APOD · N. A. Sharp
BORN 9148 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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GEMINI
In tropical astrology, 11 JUN 2001 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 11 JUN 2001.
THE ALMANAC FOR 11 JUN 2001
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 75% lit
POSITION
Day 162 of 365
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