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NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy

NASA APOD · R Jay Gabany
COSMIC MESSAGE

Spiral galaxy NGC 4651, the Umbrella Galaxy, is 62 million light-years away in Coma Berenices. It's about the size of our Milky Way. A faint, umbrella-shaped structure extends 100,000 light-years beyond its bright disk. This cosmic umbrella is made of tidal star streams, stars gravitationally pulled from a smaller satellite galaxy.

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CANCER

In tropical astrology, 2 JUL 2014 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 JUL 2014.

THE ALMANAC FOR 2 JUL 2014
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 24% lit
POSITION
Day 183 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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