PULL · 16 MAR 2011 This was
This was
your sky.
Sideways Galaxy NGC 3628
NASA APOD · Ken Crawford
COSMIC MESSAGE
Dark dust lanes cut across the middle of NGC 3628, a spiral galaxy seen edge-on. This galaxy is about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. NGC 3628 is part of the Leo Triplet, but it is the only member not in Charles Messier's catalog. Its disk is similar in size to the Milky Way and fans out near the edges.
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2011-03-16 · ♓
SKYBORN
Sideways Galaxy NGC 3628
NASA APOD · Ken Crawford
BORN 5583 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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PISCES
In tropical astrology, 16 MAR 2011 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 MAR 2011.
THE ALMANAC FOR 16 MAR 2011
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 89% lit
POSITION
Day 75 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS