PULL · 5 AUG 2010

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M8: The Lagoon Nebula

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Lagoon Nebula, also known as Messier 8, is a popular stop on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius. Eighteenth-century astronomer Charles Messier cataloged this bright nebula as M8. Modern astronomers recognize the Lagoon Nebula as an active stellar nursery about 5,000 light-years distant, in the direction of the center of our Milky Way Galaxy.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 5 AUG 2010 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 AUG 2010.

THE ALMANAC FOR 5 AUG 2010
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waning crescent, 24% lit
POSITION
Day 217 of 365