PULL · 13 MAR 2009

This was
your sky.

Hickson Compact Group 90

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Paul Hickson identified about 100 compact groups of galaxies, and this Hubble image shows one called HCG 90. Three galaxies are interacting strongly here: a dusty spiral galaxy is stretched between two large elliptical galaxies. These close encounters trigger new star formation.

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Hickson Compact Group 90

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BORN 6316 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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PISCES

In tropical astrology, 13 MAR 2009 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 13 MAR 2009.

THE ALMANAC FOR 13 MAR 2009

DAY

Friday

MOON

Waning gibbous, 95% lit

POSITION

Day 72 of 365

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This was your sky.

Hickson Compact Group 90

This was
your sky.