PULL · 27 SEP 2005

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The Star Pillars of Sharpless 171

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Sharpless 171, a star-forming region, is adorned with towering pillars of cold gas and dark dust. An open cluster of stars is forming here from these molecular clouds. Energetic light from young, massive stars illuminates the surrounding hydrogen gas, causing it to glow as a red emission nebula.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 27 SEP 2005 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 27 SEP 2005.

THE ALMANAC FOR 27 SEP 2005
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Last quarter, 35% lit
POSITION
Day 270 of 365