PULL · 3 AUG 2008 This was
This was
your sky.
Open Cluster NGC 290: A Stellar Jewel Box
NASA APOD
COSMIC MESSAGE
Open cluster NGC 290 is a group of stars in a neighboring galaxy, about 200,000 light-years away. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows a cluster that is younger and contains fewer stars than globular clusters. It has a higher proportion of blue stars, which are hotter and more massive. These stars shine brightly, like jewels in a box.
CREDIT
PUBLIC DOMAIN NASA APOD
EXPORT AS
SB-2008-08-03
UNCOMMON
2008-08-03 · ♌
SKYBORN
Open Cluster NGC 290: A Stellar Jewel Box
NASA APOD
BORN 6538 days ago
SKYBORN.APP
ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 3 AUG 2008 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 3 AUG 2008.
THE ALMANAC FOR 3 AUG 2008
DAY
Sunday
MOON
New moon, 3% lit
POSITION
Day 216 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS