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The Spider and The Fly

NASA APOD · Steve Cannistra (StarryWonders)
COSMIC MESSAGE

The Spider and the Fly are imaginative names for two star clusters, IC 417 and NGC 1931, in the constellation Auriga. Both are young, open clusters, about 10,000 light-years away. They are still embedded in the glowing hydrogen gas clouds from which they formed.

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SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 27 OCT 2006 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 OCT 2006.

THE ALMANAC FOR 27 OCT 2006
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 27% lit
POSITION
Day 300 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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