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The Crab Nebula Pulsar Shrugs

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Crab Nebula pulsar powers the vast Crab Nebula by expelling wisps of hot gas at high speeds. Time-lapse movies from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope show a wisp moving at half the speed of light. These wisps likely result from tremendous electric voltages created by the central, rapidly rotating, magnetized neutron star.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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VIRGO

In tropical astrology, 20 SEP 2002 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 SEP 2002.

THE ALMANAC FOR 20 SEP 2002
DAY
Friday
MOON
Full moon, 97% lit
POSITION
Day 263 of 365
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