PULL · 3 MAY 2012

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your sky.

M106 Close Up

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Messier 106, a spiral galaxy about 30,000 light-years across, sits roughly 21 million light-years from us. Discovered in 1781 by Pierre Mechain, it's located near the constellations Ursa Major and Canes Venatici. This deep telescopic view shows its prominent dust lanes and star-forming regions.

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M106 Close Up
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M106 Close Up
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 3 MAY 2012 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 3 MAY 2012.

THE ALMANAC FOR 3 MAY 2012
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 92% lit
POSITION
Day 124 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 3 days