PULL · 17 MAR 2012 This was
This was
your sky.
NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy
NASA APOD · Dietmar Hager
COSMIC MESSAGE
This elegant spiral galaxy, NGC 2683, is about 16 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx. It is similar to our Milky Way and is seen nearly edge-on. The bright core is made of light from old, yellowish stars. Their starlight silhouettes the dust lanes along the spiral arms, where young blue star clusters are visible.
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NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy
NASA APOD · Dietmar Hager
BORN 5216 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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PISCES
In tropical astrology, 17 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 17 MAR 2012.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 MAR 2012
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waning crescent, 29% lit
POSITION
Day 77 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS