PULL · 8 AUG 2003 This was
This was
your sky.
Blue Stragglers in NGC 6397
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COSMIC MESSAGE
In the dense core of globular cluster NGC 6397, stars are packed closely together. The Hubble Space Telescope captured blue straggler stars here, which are thought to be formed from stellar collisions. This cluster is about 6,000 light-years distant.
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2003-08-08 · ♌
SKYBORN
Blue Stragglers in NGC 6397
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BORN 8360 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 8 AUG 2003 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 8 AUG 2003.
THE ALMANAC FOR 8 AUG 2003
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 80% lit
POSITION
Day 220 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 5 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS