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Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster

NASA APOD · Blake Estes (iTelescope Siding Spring Obs.) & Christian Sasse
COSMIC MESSAGE

The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, is a famous open star cluster visible to the naked eye. This 11-hour exposure from Siding Spring Observatory reveals the dust cloud surrounding the cluster. The stars and the dust are about 440 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 5 DEC 2022 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 DEC 2022.

THE ALMANAC FOR 5 DEC 2022
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 89% lit
POSITION
Day 339 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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