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The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies

NASA APOD · Ken Crawford (Rancho Del Sol Observatory)
COSMIC MESSAGE

Each of these fuzzy blobs is a galaxy in the Perseus Cluster, one of the closest clusters of galaxies to us. The cluster sits about 250 million light-years away. Near the cluster's center is the dominant galaxy NGC 1275, a prodigious source of X-rays and radio emission.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 30 DEC 2005 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 30 DEC 2005.

THE ALMANAC FOR 30 DEC 2005
DAY
Friday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 364 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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