PULL · 21 APR 2004 This was
This was
your sky.
Nebulas Surrounding Wolf-Rayet Binary BAT99-49
NASA APOD · Y. Naze, G. Rauw, J. Manfroid, J. Vreux
(Univ. Liege),
Y. Chu (Univ. Illinois),
ESO
COSMIC MESSAGE
Two young stars power these colorful interstellar gas clouds around Wolf-Rayet binary BAT99-49. The stars, hidden by thick dust, emit forceful ions and energetic radiation that cause the clouds to fragment and light up. This composite image from the European Southern Observatory's Melipal VLT telescope shows details in the nebula complex, with helium atoms in blue, oxygen atoms in green, and hydrogen atoms in red.
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© COPYRIGHTED Y. Naze, G. Rauw, J. Manfroid, J. Vreux
(Univ. Liege),
Y. Chu (Univ. Illinois),
ESO · Y. Naze, G. Rauw, J. Manfroid, J. Vreux
(Univ. Liege),
Y. Chu (Univ. Illinois),
ESO · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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Nebulas Surrounding Wolf-Rayet Binary BAT99-49
NASA APOD · Y. Naze, G. Rauw, J. Manfroid, J. Vreux
(Univ. Liege),
Y. Chu (Univ. Illinois),
ESO
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 21 APR 2004 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 21 APR 2004.
THE ALMANAC FOR 21 APR 2004
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
New moon, 3% lit
POSITION
Day 112 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaks tomorrow
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS