PULL · 4 AUG 2002 This was
This was
your sky.
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997 from VLT
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COSMIC MESSAGE
This is NGC 2997, a spiral galaxy about 55 million light years away. Its arms sprawl out from a small nucleus, earning it the designation of an Sc type galaxy. The galaxy is speeding away from us at 1,100 kilometers per second. It is thought to have a mass of about 100 billion times that of our Sun.
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UNCOMMON
2002-08-04 · ♌
SKYBORN
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997 from VLT
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BORN 8729 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 4 AUG 2002 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 AUG 2002.
THE ALMANAC FOR 4 AUG 2002
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning crescent, 19% lit
POSITION
Day 216 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS