PULL · 25 APR 2003

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your sky.

M17: A Hubble Close-Up

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COSMIC MESSAGE

These fantastic, undulating shapes are within the stellar nursery known as M17, the Omega Nebula, about 5,500 light-years away in Sagittarius. Stellar winds and radiation sculpt these features. The lumpy features in the dense cold gas and dust are illuminated by stars off the upper left of the image. They may represent sites of future star formation. Colors in the fog of surrounding hotter material indicate M17's chemical makeup. The predominately green glow corresponds to oxygen.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 25 APR 2003 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 25 APR 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 25 APR 2003
DAY
Friday
MOON
Last quarter, 36% lit
POSITION
Day 115 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaked 3 days ago