PULL · 4 OCT 2001

This was
your sky.

M74: The Perfect Spiral

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COSMIC MESSAGE

M74 is a spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in Pisces, and it presents a face-on view. It contains about 100 billion stars. Its graceful spiral arms are traced by bright blue star clusters and dark lanes of cosmic dust, similar to our own Milky Way.

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M74: The Perfect Spiral

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BORN 9033 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 4 OCT 2001 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 4 OCT 2001.

THE ALMANAC FOR 4 OCT 2001

DAY

Thursday

MOON

Full moon, 96% lit

POSITION

Day 277 of 365

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This was your sky.

M74: The Perfect Spiral

This was
your sky.