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NGC 4696: Energy from a Black Hole

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When material falls toward a black hole, some of it is blasted back out in powerful jets. This process is one of the most efficient energy producers in the universe. This composite image shows NGC 4696, an elliptical galaxy in the Centaurus galaxy cluster, where a central black hole powers such jets.

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NGC 4696: Energy from a Black Hole
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 27 APR 2006 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 27 APR 2006.

THE ALMANAC FOR 27 APR 2006
DAY
Thursday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 117 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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