PULL · 30 MAY 2010

This was
your sky.

The Galactic Center in Infrared from 2MASS

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This infrared image from the 2MASS survey shows nearly a million stars at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The Galactic Center itself glows on the lower left, about 30,000 light-years away in Sagittarius. Infrared light penetrates the dust that obscures this region in visible light.

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The Galactic Center in Infrared from 2MASS
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 30 MAY 2010 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 30 MAY 2010.

THE ALMANAC FOR 30 MAY 2010
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 95% lit
POSITION
Day 150 of 365