PULL · 4 JUL 2017

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Celestial Fireworks: Into Star Cluster Westerlund 2

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This one-minute video visualization takes us into Westerlund 2, a star cluster about 20,000 light-years away in Carina. Using Hubble Space Telescope images, 3D computer modeling shows the region where stars are forming. The cluster spans about 10 light-years across.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CANCER

In tropical astrology, 4 JUL 2017 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 4 JUL 2017.

THE ALMANAC FOR 4 JUL 2017
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 78% lit
POSITION
Day 185 of 365