PULL · 10 JUN 2014 This was
This was
your sky.
M51: X-Rays from the Whirlpool
NASA APOD · X-ray:
NASA,
CXC, R. Kilgard
(Wesleyan U.
et al.;
Optical:
NASA,
STScI
COSMIC MESSAGE
The Chandra X-ray Observatory recently X-rayed the entire Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. This image combines Chandra's X-ray data with visible light from the Hubble Space Telescope. Hundreds of luminous X-ray sources, likely neutron star and black hole binary systems, are visible within the galaxy.
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© COPYRIGHTED X-ray:
NASA,
CXC, R. Kilgard
(Wesleyan U.
et al.;
Optical:
NASA,
STScI · X-ray:
NASA,
CXC, R. Kilgard
(Wesleyan U.
et al.;
Optical:
NASA,
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2014-06-10 · ♊
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M51: X-Rays from the Whirlpool
NASA APOD · X-ray:
NASA,
CXC, R. Kilgard
(Wesleyan U.
et al.;
Optical:
NASA,
STScI
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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GEMINI
In tropical astrology, 10 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 10 JUN 2014.
THE ALMANAC FOR 10 JUN 2014
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 93% lit
POSITION
Day 161 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS