PULL · 17 FEB 2004 This was
This was
your sky.
Galaxy Cluster Lenses Farthest Known Galaxy
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COSMIC MESSAGE
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the galaxy cluster Abell 2218, a massive structure whose gravity bends light like a lens. Most of the bright objects are galaxies within the cluster. The cluster's gravity distorts light from even more distant galaxies behind it, stretching them into long, faint arcs. This gravitational lensing effect allows astronomers to study galaxies that would otherwise be too faint to see.
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Galaxy Cluster Lenses Farthest Known Galaxy
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AQUARIUS
In tropical astrology, 17 FEB 2004 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 FEB 2004.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 FEB 2004
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning crescent, 12% lit
POSITION
Day 48 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS