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The X-Ray Jets of XTE J1550

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X-ray jets are seen streaming away from the black hole candidate XTE J1550-564. In 1998, this system had a huge outburst, sending material hurtling into space at nearly the speed of light. The Chandra X-ray Observatory documented these jets, showing how they impacted existing gas and heated it to glow in X-rays. The hot spots in the image have moved over three light-years in just a few years.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 8 OCT 2002 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 8 OCT 2002.

THE ALMANAC FOR 8 OCT 2002
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
New moon, 3% lit
POSITION
Day 281 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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