PULL · 16 FEB 2012 This was
This was
your sky.
NGC 5965 and NGC 5963 in Draco
NASA APOD · Stephen Leshin
COSMIC MESSAGE
These two spiral galaxies make a photogenic pair in the northern constellation Draco. Contrasting in color and orientation, NGC 5965 is nearly edge-on and dominated by yellow hues. Bluish NGC 5963 is closer to face-on. Even in this cosmic snapshot, other galaxies, including small elliptical NGC 5969, are visible. Brighter, spiky stars in our own Milky Way are scattered through the foreground.
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NGC 5965 and NGC 5963 in Draco
NASA APOD · Stephen Leshin
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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AQUARIUS
In tropical astrology, 16 FEB 2012 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 FEB 2012.
THE ALMANAC FOR 16 FEB 2012
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Last quarter, 34% lit
POSITION
Day 47 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS