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Spitzer's M101

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COSMIC MESSAGE

M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large spiral galaxy about 170,000 light-years across, almost twice the size of our Milky Way. It is one of the last entries in Charles Messier's catalog of celestial objects. This infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope shows starlight in blue hues and the warm dust where new stars are forming in green and red. M101 is about 21 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 30 DEC 2009 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 30 DEC 2009.

THE ALMANAC FOR 30 DEC 2009
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Full moon, 98% lit
POSITION
Day 364 of 365
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