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M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy
Spiral galaxy M83, also called The Southern Pinwheel, is twelve million light-years away in Hydra. Its prominent spiral arms are traced by dark dust lanes and blue star clusters. Reddish star-forming regions dot the arms, giving it another nickname: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy. M83 is about 40,000 light-years across.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 29 June 2011 Abell 2744: Pandora's Cluster of Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 29 June 2010 Opportunity Amid Mars Craters See it as a poster -
Released on 29 June 2023 Webb identifies the earliest strands of the cosmic web (clean) See it as a poster -
Released on 29 June 2020 Birds of a Feather See it as a poster -
Released on 29 June 2026 M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 29 JUN 2019 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 29 JUN 2019.