PULL · 17 JUL 2010 This was
This was
your sky.
Galaxies in the River
NASA APOD · Martin Pugh
COSMIC MESSAGE
Large galaxies often absorb smaller ones, a process called galactic cannibalism. Our own Milky Way does this, and so do the galaxies in this image from Eridanus. The large spiral NGC 1532 is locked in a gravitational struggle with a dwarf galaxy, over 50 million light-years away.
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Galaxies in the River
NASA APOD · Martin Pugh
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CANCER
In tropical astrology, 17 JUL 2010 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 JUL 2010.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 JUL 2010
DAY
Saturday
MOON
First quarter, 33% lit
POSITION
Day 198 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS