PULL · 16 OCT 2004 This was
This was
your sky.
The Bubbling Cauldron of NGC 3079
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COSMIC MESSAGE
The edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 3079 is about 50 million light-years away in Ursa Major. Shown in this Hubble Space Telescope image, the galaxy's disk spans some 70,000 light-years. It is composed of star clusters in winding spiral arms and dark lanes of dust. NGC 3079's most eye-catching features are the pillars of gas that tower above a swirling cosmic cauldron of activity at the galaxy's center.
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UNCOMMON 
2004-10-16 · ♎
SKYBORN
The Bubbling Cauldron of NGC 3079
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BORN 7925 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 16 OCT 2004 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 OCT 2004.
THE ALMANAC FOR 16 OCT 2004
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 7% lit
POSITION
Day 290 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 5 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS