PULL · 4 JUL 2003

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N49's Cosmic Blast

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the scattered debris of a supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud, cataloged as N49. These glowing filaments of shocked gas span about 30 light-years. Light from the original explosion reached Earth thousands of years ago. N49 is also the site of a gamma-ray burst detected in 1998.

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N49's Cosmic Blast
2003-07-04 · ♋
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N49's Cosmic Blast
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CANCER

In tropical astrology, 4 JUL 2003 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 JUL 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 4 JUL 2003
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 25% lit
POSITION
Day 185 of 365