PULL · 23 AUG 2009

This was
your sky.

Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Images

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Many of the bright blue objects in this image are multiple views of a single distant galaxy. This galaxy is aligned behind a giant cluster of galaxies, which acts as a gravitational lens. The cluster's mass, including dark matter, bends the light from the background galaxy, creating several distorted images, similar to looking through a wine glass.

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Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Images
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
VIRGO

In tropical astrology, 23 AUG 2009 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 AUG 2009.

THE ALMANAC FOR 23 AUG 2009
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 7% lit
POSITION
Day 235 of 365