PULL · 17 JUL 2009 This was
This was
your sky.
Starburst Galaxy M94
NASA APOD · Marcin Paciorek
COSMIC MESSAGE
M94 is a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, about 15 million light-years away. This face-on galaxy is 30,000 light-years across. It has prominent dust lanes, a bright nucleus, and a bluish ring of young, massive stars. These stars are likely less than 10 million years old, indicating a recent burst of star formation.
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2009-07-17 · ♋
SKYBORN
Starburst Galaxy M94
NASA APOD · Marcin Paciorek
BORN 6190 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CANCER
In tropical astrology, 17 JUL 2009 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 JUL 2009.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 JUL 2009
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waning crescent, 25% lit
POSITION
Day 198 of 365
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