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Dust Pillar of the Carina Nebula

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This dust pillar in the Carina Nebula is being slowly destroyed by a star hidden within it. The star ejects energetic beams of particles, eroding the gas and dust. Similar processes are happening throughout the Carina Nebula, a massive star-forming region.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 26 APR 2010 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 APR 2010.

THE ALMANAC FOR 26 APR 2010
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 94% lit
POSITION
Day 116 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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