PULL · 17 AUG 2010 This was
This was
your sky.
NGC 4755: A Jewel Box of Stars
NASA APOD · Dieter Willasch
(Astro-Cabinet)
COSMIC MESSAGE
This open cluster, NGC 4755, is known as The Jewel Box because of its variety of star colors. It contains just over 100 stars, including a bright red supergiant contrasted against many blue stars. The cluster is about 10 million years old and sits 6,400 light-years away in the constellation Crux. The light we see from it began its journey long ago.
CREDIT
© COPYRIGHTED Dieter Willasch
(Astro-Cabinet) · Dieter Willasch
(Astro-Cabinet) · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
EXPORT AS
SB-2010-08-17
©
UNCOMMON
2010-08-17 · ♌
SKYBORN
NGC 4755: A Jewel Box of Stars
NASA APOD · Dieter Willasch
(Astro-Cabinet)
BORN 5794 days ago
SKYBORN.APP
ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 17 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 17 AUG 2010.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 AUG 2010
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
First quarter, 48% lit
POSITION
Day 229 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 4 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS