PULL · 17 JUL 2012

This was
your sky.

Simulation: A Disk Galaxy Forms

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Computer simulations help us understand how galaxies like the Milky Way form. This simulation shows hydrogen gas, depicted in green, accumulating in regions of high gravity over billions of years. Numerous proto-galaxies form, spin, and begin to merge. Dark matter is also present in the simulation, though it is not shown visually.

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Simulation: A Disk Galaxy Forms
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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
CANCER

In tropical astrology, 17 JUL 2012 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 JUL 2012.

THE ALMANAC FOR 17 JUL 2012
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
New moon, 3% lit
POSITION
Day 199 of 366