PULL · 5 JUN 2016 This was
This was
your sky.
Comet PanSTARRS and the Helix Nebula
NASA APOD · Fritz
Helmut Hemmerich
COSMIC MESSAGE
Comet PanSTARRS, with its green coma and split blue ion tail, was imaged alongside the Helix Nebula. The comet is a snowball of ice and dust falling towards our Sun. The Helix Nebula, a planetary nebula, is the expanding shell of gas from a dying star.
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Comet PanSTARRS and the Helix Nebula
NASA APOD · Fritz
Helmut Hemmerich
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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GEMINI
In tropical astrology, 5 JUN 2016 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 5 JUN 2016.
THE ALMANAC FOR 5 JUN 2016
DAY
Sunday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 157 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS