PULL · 7 MAY 2006 This was
This was
your sky.
NGC 2440: Cocoon of a New White Dwarf
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COSMIC MESSAGE
NGC 2440 is a planetary nebula, the ejected shell of gas from a dying star. It contains one of the hottest known white dwarf stars, visible as the bright dot near the center of the photo. Our Sun will eventually become a white dwarf, but not for another five billion years.
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SKYBORN
NGC 2440: Cocoon of a New White Dwarf
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BORN 7357 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 7 MAY 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 7 MAY 2006.
THE ALMANAC FOR 7 MAY 2006
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 70% lit
POSITION
Day 127 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked yesterday
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS