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NGC 253 Close-Up

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COSMIC MESSAGE

NGC 253 is one of the brightest spiral galaxies in the sky, located about 13 million light-years away. It is the largest member of the Sculptor Group of galaxies, a neighbor to our local galaxy group. This close-up view, based on Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys data, shows filaments of dust, interstellar gas, and individual stars. The galaxy is seen nearly edge-on.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 2 OCT 2008 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 OCT 2008.

THE ALMANAC FOR 2 OCT 2008
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 7% lit
POSITION
Day 276 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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