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The Long Jet of the Lighthouse Nebula

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Lighthouse Nebula is formed by the wind of a pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star. This pulsar, cataloged as IGR J1104-6103, speeds through space at over 1,000 kilometers per second. The Chandra X-ray Observatory captured this image, showing energetic particles from the pulsar swept back into a comet-like tail.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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PISCES

In tropical astrology, 21 FEB 2014 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 21 FEB 2014.

THE ALMANAC FOR 21 FEB 2014
DAY
Friday
MOON
Last quarter, 58% lit
POSITION
Day 52 of 365
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