PULL · 17 OCT 2010

This was
your sky.

NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud

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COSMIC MESSAGE

NGC 346, a star-forming region 200 light-years across, is located in the Small Magellanic Cloud. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is about 210,000 light-years distant in Tucana. The Hubble Space Telescope image shows embryonic stars strung along the dark dust lanes, revealing how they form.

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NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
2010-10-17 · ♎
SKYBORN
NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
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BORN 5733 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 17 OCT 2010 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 OCT 2010.

THE ALMANAC FOR 17 OCT 2010
DAY
Sunday
MOON
First quarter, 69% lit
POSITION
Day 290 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 4 days