PULL · 8 AUG 2006 This was
This was
your sky.
Horse Head Shaped Reflection Nebula IC 4592
NASA APOD · Jim Misti
and Steve Mazlin, (acquisition),
Robert Gendler
(processing)
COSMIC MESSAGE
This is not the famous Horsehead Nebula, but another reflection nebula, IC 4592, that takes on a similar form. Reflection nebulae are made of fine dust that appears blue when reflecting light from nearby energetic stars. In this case, the star is Nu Scorpii, illuminating the molecular cloud complex.
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© COPYRIGHTED Jim Misti
and Steve Mazlin, (acquisition),
Robert Gendler
(processing) · Jim Misti
and Steve Mazlin, (acquisition),
Robert Gendler
(processing) · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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RARE · HOLO 
2006-08-08 · ♌
SKYBORN
Horse Head Shaped Reflection Nebula IC 4592
NASA APOD · Jim Misti
and Steve Mazlin, (acquisition),
Robert Gendler
(processing)
BORN 7264 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 8 AUG 2006 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 AUG 2006.
THE ALMANAC FOR 8 AUG 2006
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Full moon, 99% lit
POSITION
Day 220 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 5 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS