PULL · 19 OCT 2003

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your sky.

An Unusual Globule in IC 1396

NASA APOD · Jean-Charles Cuillandre

COSMIC MESSAGE

IC 1396, also known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, is a star-forming region in Cepheus. This image shows a dark cometary globule, a dense cloud of gas and dust. A bright young star, located off-frame, emits energetic light that erodes the dust in this globule. Jets and particle winds from this star also push away the surrounding gas and dust, shaping these cosmic structures.

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An Unusual Globule in IC 1396

NASA APOD · Jean-Charles Cuillandre

BORN 8288 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 19 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 19 OCT 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 19 OCT 2003

DAY

Sunday

MOON

Last quarter, 38% lit

POSITION

Day 292 of 365

METEOR SHOWER

Orionid shower, peaks in 2 days

SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS

NEARBY DATES

This was your sky.

An Unusual Globule in IC 1396

This was
your sky.