PULL · 8 AUG 2014 This was
This was
your sky.
Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
NASA APOD · Don Goldman
COSMIC MESSAGE
Spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is larger than our Milky Way, spanning nearly 175,000 light-years. It lies 30 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo. We see its disk tilted, revealing a yellowish core of old, cool stars.
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
NASA APOD · Don Goldman
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO
In tropical astrology, 8 AUG 2014 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 AUG 2014.
THE ALMANAC FOR 8 AUG 2014
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 93% lit
POSITION
Day 220 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 5 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS