PULL · 19 OCT 2021

This was
your sky.

Palomar 6: Globular Star Cluster

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Palomar 6 is one of about 200 globular star clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy. This spherical ball of approximately 500,000 stars is estimated to be 12.5 billion years old. Its extreme age helps astronomers constrain the age of the universe itself. Palomar 6 is located about 25,000 light-years away from Earth.

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Palomar 6: Globular Star Cluster
2021-10-19 · ♎
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Palomar 6: Globular Star Cluster
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 19 OCT 2021 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 19 OCT 2021.

THE ALMANAC FOR 19 OCT 2021
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Full moon, 97% lit
POSITION
Day 292 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 2 days