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Omega Centauri

NASA APOD · Steve Crouch
COSMIC MESSAGE

Omega Centauri is the largest globular star cluster in our galaxy. It contains about 10 million stars. This wide-field telescopic view shows the cluster and the surrounding star field, with faint dust clouds and distant background galaxies. Omega Centauri sits in the constellation Centaurus, a striking constellation in the southern sky.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 26 MAY 2006 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 MAY 2006.

THE ALMANAC FOR 26 MAY 2006
DAY
Friday
MOON
New moon, 2% lit
POSITION
Day 146 of 365
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