PULL · 23 MAY 2002

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your sky.

N132D and the Color of X-Rays

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Supernova remnant N132D, 180,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, shows complex structures in this sharp X-ray image. This cosmic debris from a massive star's death has a striking horseshoe shape, about 80 light-years across. The light from its explosion would have reached Earth about 3,000 years ago. The orbiting Chandra Observatory captured this image.

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N132D and the Color of X-Rays
2002-05-23 · ♊
SKYBORN
N132D and the Color of X-Rays
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BORN 8802 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 23 MAY 2002 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 23 MAY 2002.

THE ALMANAC FOR 23 MAY 2002
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 87% lit
POSITION
Day 143 of 365