PULL · 20 AUG 2012 This was
This was
your sky.
Merging clusters in 30 Doradus
ESA / HUBBLE
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CC BY 4.0 NASA, ESA, and E. Sabbi (ESA/STScI) Acknowledgment: R. O'Connell (University of Virginia) and the Wide Field Camera 3 Science Oversight Committee (CC BY 4.0)
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Merging clusters in 30 Doradus
ESA / HUBBLE
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 20 AUG 2012 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 AUG 2012.
THE ALMANAC FOR 20 AUG 2012
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 10% lit
POSITION
Day 233 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 7 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS