PULL · 4 JAN 2023 This was
This was
your sky.
CG4: The Globule and the Galaxy
NASA APOD · Mike Selby
COSMIC MESSAGE
The 'claw' in this image is a cometary globule, a gas cloud with a dusty head and an elongated tail. This particular globule, CG4, has ruptured. Cometary globules are often birthplaces for stars, and many contain very young stars within their heads.
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CG4: The Globule and the Galaxy
NASA APOD · Mike Selby
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CAPRICORN
In tropical astrology, 4 JAN 2023 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 JAN 2023.
THE ALMANAC FOR 4 JAN 2023
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 92% lit
POSITION
Day 4 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Quadrantid shower, peak tonight
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS