PULL · 24 APR 2004

This was
your sky.

M27: Not A Comet

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Charles Messier recorded this object as number 27 on his list of things that are not comets. Messier 27 is a planetary nebula, though it is not a planet. It is a gaseous emission nebula formed as a sun-like star runs out of nuclear fuel.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 24 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 24 APR 2004.

THE ALMANAC FOR 24 APR 2004
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 22% lit
POSITION
Day 115 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaked 2 days ago