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Inside the Coma Cluster of Galaxies

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Almost every object in this photograph is a galaxy within the Coma Cluster. This cluster is one of the densest known, containing thousands of galaxies, each with billions of stars. Light from the Coma Cluster takes hundreds of millions of years to reach us.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 16 JUN 2008 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 JUN 2008.

THE ALMANAC FOR 16 JUN 2008
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 95% lit
POSITION
Day 168 of 366
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