PULL · 18 OCT 2009 This was
This was
your sky.
The Star Pillars of Sharpless 171
NASA APOD · Nicolas Outters
(Observatoire d'Orange)
COSMIC MESSAGE
Towering pillars of cold gas and dark dust dominate the star-forming region Sharpless 171. An open cluster of stars is currently forming here from dense molecular clouds. As light from young, massive stars erodes the dust, these pillars emerge and slowly evaporate. The energetic light also makes the surrounding hydrogen gas glow red.
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The Star Pillars of Sharpless 171
NASA APOD · Nicolas Outters
(Observatoire d'Orange)
BORN 6097 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 18 OCT 2009 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 18 OCT 2009.
THE ALMANAC FOR 18 OCT 2009
DAY
Sunday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 291 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 3 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS