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The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared

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This floating ring is part of the Sombrero Galaxy, one of the largest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. The dark dust band that obscures the galaxy in optical light glows brightly in infrared. This image, from the Spitzer Space Telescope, shows the infrared glow in false-color, superposed on a Hubble image.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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PISCES

In tropical astrology, 11 MAR 2012 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 11 MAR 2012.

THE ALMANAC FOR 11 MAR 2012
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 88% lit
POSITION
Day 71 of 366
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