PULL · 2 SEP 2006 This was
This was
your sky.
Dusty Spiral M66
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COSMIC MESSAGE
M66 is a spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away. This image, taken by the Very Large Telescopes in Chile, shows its striking dust lanes and bright star-forming regions. It is about 100,000 light-years across. Astronomers briefly paused their search for distant quasars to capture this view of a nearby galaxy.
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UNCOMMON
2006-09-02 · ♍
SKYBORN
Dusty Spiral M66
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BORN 7239 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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VIRGO
In tropical astrology, 2 SEP 2006 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 SEP 2006.
THE ALMANAC FOR 2 SEP 2006
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 69% lit
POSITION
Day 245 of 365
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