PULL · 8 MAY 2008 This was
This was
your sky.
The Dark Tower in Scorpius
NASA APOD · Robert Gendler
COSMIC MESSAGE
This dusty cosmic cloud, nearly 40 light-years across, appears in silhouette against a crowded star field in Scorpius. It is known as a cometary globule, shaped by intense ultraviolet radiation. Clumps of dust and molecular gas within this dark nebula may be collapsing to form new stars.
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2008-05-08 · ♉
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The Dark Tower in Scorpius
NASA APOD · Robert Gendler
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 8 MAY 2008 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 MAY 2008.
THE ALMANAC FOR 8 MAY 2008
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 10% lit
POSITION
Day 129 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 2 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS