PULL · 11 MAY 2004 This was
This was
your sky.
The remarkable Red Rectangle: Stairway to heaven?
ESA / HUBBLE
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CC BY 4.0 NASA/ESA, Hans Van Winckel (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) and Martin Cohen (University of California, USA) (CC BY 4.0)
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RARE · HOLO 
2004-05-11 · ♉
SKYBORN
The remarkable Red Rectangle: Stairway to heaven?
ESA / HUBBLE
BORN 8,193 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 11 MAY 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 11 MAY 2004.
THE ALMANAC FOR 11 MAY 2004
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Last quarter, 56% lit
POSITION
Day 132 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 5 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS