PULL · 6 MAY 2019 This was
This was
your sky.
Virtual Flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy
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What would it be like to fly over a spiral galaxy? Astronomers and animators at the Space Telescope Science Institute created a virtual flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, using Hubble Space Telescope data. The Whirlpool is 25 million light years distant and 50 thousand light years across. The virtual flyby shows spiral arms dominated by young blue stars and older yellow stars.
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Virtual Flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 6 MAY 2019 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 MAY 2019.
THE ALMANAC FOR 6 MAY 2019
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 4% lit
POSITION
Day 126 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peak tonight
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS