PULL · 12 OCT 2012 This was
This was
your sky.
Pan-STARRS and Nebulae
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COSMIC MESSAGE
The Pan-STARRS instrument, designed for wide-field surveys, captured this expansive view towards Sagittarius. It covers the Lagoon Nebula, the Trifid Nebula, and NGC 6559, all set within the Milky Way's dense, dusty starfields. The image uses a color scheme where reddened starlight appears red, and hydrogen emission glows green. This single field spans nearly three degrees, about six times the width of the full Moon.
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Pan-STARRS and Nebulae
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 12 OCT 2012 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 OCT 2012.
THE ALMANAC FOR 12 OCT 2012
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waning crescent, 10% lit
POSITION
Day 286 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS