PULL · 18 MAY 2012 This was
This was
your sky.
GALEX: The Andromeda Galaxy
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COSMIC MESSAGE
The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31, is only 2.5 million light-years away, making it our closest large galactic neighbor. This ultraviolet portrait from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite required 11 different image fields to capture its full extent. While visible light images show spiral arms, the GALEX view reveals them more like rings, dominated by hot, young stars.
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2012-05-18 · ♉
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GALEX: The Andromeda Galaxy
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BORN 5154 days ago
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 18 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 18 MAY 2012.
THE ALMANAC FOR 18 MAY 2012
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waning crescent, 7% lit
POSITION
Day 139 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS