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Sharpless 140

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This infrared image from the Spitzer Space Telescope reveals Sharpless 140, a region where new stars are forming. Three massive young stars are hidden from visible light by thick dust and gas. Spitzer's infrared vision penetrates these clouds, showing the stars' influence on their surroundings. Sharpless 140 is located about 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 20 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 20 MAY 2004.

THE ALMANAC FOR 20 MAY 2004
DAY
Thursday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 141 of 366
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