PULL · 26 SEP 2013

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your sky.

M31 versus M33

NASA APOD · Rogelio Bernal Andreo

COSMIC MESSAGE

M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, and M33, the Triangulum Galaxy, are two large spirals in our Local Group. This wide-angle image shows their colorful details, with the star Mirach between them. M31 is 2.5 million light-years away, and M33 is 3 million light-years away. Both are visible to the naked eye under dark skies.

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M31 versus M33

NASA APOD · Rogelio Bernal Andreo

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 26 SEP 2013 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 26 SEP 2013.

THE ALMANAC FOR 26 SEP 2013

DAY

Thursday

MOON

Last quarter, 61% lit

POSITION

Day 269 of 365

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This was your sky.

M31 versus M33

This was
your sky.