PULL · 22 OCT 2006

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your sky.

Star EGGs in the Eagle Nebula

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Eagle Nebula, also known as M16, is a star-forming region about 7,000 light-years away in Serpens. This image shows dense knots of gas and dust called evaporating gaseous globules, or EGGs. Inside these EGGs, gravity pulls material together to form new stars.

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Star EGGs in the Eagle Nebula
2006-10-22 · ♎
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Star EGGs in the Eagle Nebula
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 22 OCT 2006 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 22 OCT 2006.

THE ALMANAC FOR 22 OCT 2006
DAY
Sunday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 295 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaked yesterday