PULL · 3 JUN 2014 This was
This was
your sky.
WR 104: A Pinwheel Star System
NASA APOD · P. Tuthill
(U. Sydney) &
J. Monnier
(U. Michigan),
Keck Obs.,
ARC,
NSF
COSMIC MESSAGE
Wolf-Rayet 104 is a binary star system that creates a giant pinwheel pattern from its energetic winds of gas and dust. One of the stars is a Wolf-Rayet star, a massive star in its final evolutionary stage before a supernova explosion. This system is located about 8,000 light-years away.
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© COPYRIGHTED P. Tuthill
(U. Sydney) &
J. Monnier
(U. Michigan),
Keck Obs.,
ARC,
NSF · P. Tuthill
(U. Sydney) &
J. Monnier
(U. Michigan),
Keck Obs.,
ARC,
NSF · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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MYTHIC 
2014-06-03 · ♊
SKYBORN
WR 104: A Pinwheel Star System
NASA APOD · P. Tuthill
(U. Sydney) &
J. Monnier
(U. Michigan),
Keck Obs.,
ARC,
NSF
BORN 4408 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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GEMINI
In tropical astrology, 3 JUN 2014 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 3 JUN 2014.
THE ALMANAC FOR 3 JUN 2014
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 29% lit
POSITION
Day 154 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS