PULL · 7 FEB 2008 This was
This was
your sky.
NGC 4013 and the Tidal Stream
NASA APOD · R Jay Gabany
(Blackbird Observatory) - collaboration;
D.Martínez-Delgado(IAC,
MPIA),
M.Pohlen (Cardiff),
S.Majewski (U.Virginia),
J.Peñarrubia
(U.Victoria),
C.Palma (Penn State)
COSMIC MESSAGE
Nearly 50 million light-years away in Ursa Major, NGC 4013 was long considered an isolated island universe. Seen edge-on, the spiral galaxy was known for its flattened disk and central bulge of stars, cut by silhouetted dust lanes. This deep color image reveals a previously unknown feature: an enormous, faint looping structure extending over 80,000 light-years from the galaxy's center. This structure is a tidal stream, likely the remnants of a smaller galaxy NGC 4013 absorbed.
CREDIT
© COPYRIGHTED R Jay Gabany
(Blackbird Observatory) - collaboration;
D.Martínez-Delgado(IAC,
MPIA),
M.Pohlen (Cardiff),
S.Majewski (U.Virginia),
J.Peñarrubia
(U.Victoria),
C.Palma (Penn State) · R Jay Gabany
(Blackbird Observatory) - collaboration;
D.Martínez-Delgado(IAC,
MPIA),
M.Pohlen (Cardiff),
S.Majewski (U.Virginia),
J.Peñarrubia
(U.Victoria),
C.Palma (Penn State) · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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NGC 4013 and the Tidal Stream
NASA APOD · R Jay Gabany
(Blackbird Observatory) - collaboration;
D.Martínez-Delgado(IAC,
MPIA),
M.Pohlen (Cardiff),
S.Majewski (U.Virginia),
J.Peñarrubia
(U.Victoria),
C.Palma (Penn State)
BORN 6716 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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AQUARIUS
In tropical astrology, 7 FEB 2008 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 7 FEB 2008.
THE ALMANAC FOR 7 FEB 2008
DAY
Thursday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 38 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS