PULL · 15 NOV 2020 This was
This was
your sky.
Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866
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COSMIC MESSAGE
Many disk galaxies are as thin as NGC 5866, but we see this one edge-on. Our own Milky Way Galaxy is also an edge-on disk galaxy. Classified as a lenticular galaxy, NGC 5866 shows complex, dark, and red dust lanes. The blue hue comes from bright, young stars in its disk.
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Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866
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BORN 2051 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SCORPIO
In tropical astrology, 15 NOV 2020 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 15 NOV 2020.
THE ALMANAC FOR 15 NOV 2020
DAY
Sunday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 320 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Leonid shower, peaks in 2 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS