PULL · 25 APR 2011 This was
This was
your sky.
Monsters of IC 1396
NASA APOD · Geert Barentsen
& Jorick Vink
(Armagh Observatory)
& the IPHAS Collaboration
COSMIC MESSAGE
IC 1396, also known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, is a star-forming region where gas and dust clouds appear to take on various forms. The only real "monster" here is a bright young star whose energetic light is eroding the dust of a dark cometary globule. Jets and winds of particles from this star are also shaping the nebula. This region is a birthplace for new stars.
CREDIT
© COPYRIGHTED Geert Barentsen
& Jorick Vink
(Armagh Observatory)
& the IPHAS Collaboration · Geert Barentsen
& Jorick Vink
(Armagh Observatory)
& the IPHAS Collaboration · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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RARE · HOLO 
2011-04-25 · ♉
SKYBORN
Monsters of IC 1396
NASA APOD · Geert Barentsen
& Jorick Vink
(Armagh Observatory)
& the IPHAS Collaboration
BORN 5543 days ago
SKYBORN.APP
ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 25 APR 2011 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 25 APR 2011.
THE ALMANAC FOR 25 APR 2011
DAY
Monday
MOON
Last quarter, 52% lit
POSITION
Day 115 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaked 3 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS