PULL · 16 OCT 2003

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NGC 6888: X-Rays in the Wind

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COSMIC MESSAGE

NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula, is a cosmic bubble of gas about 25 light-years across. Winds from the bright, massive star at its center created this structure. The Chandra Observatory captured X-ray data, shown in blue, which is overlaid on optical images of the glowing gas filaments. Isolated stellar wind bubbles like this are not typically expected to produce energetic X-rays.

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NGC 6888: X-Rays in the Wind

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BORN 8291 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 16 OCT 2003 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 16 OCT 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 16 OCT 2003

DAY

Thursday

MOON

Last quarter, 69% lit

POSITION

Day 289 of 365

METEOR SHOWER

Orionid shower, peaks in 5 days

SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS

NEARBY DATES

This was your sky.

NGC 6888: X-Rays in the Wind

This was
your sky.