PULL · 16 JUN 2024

This was
your sky.

Animation: Black Hole Destroys Star

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COSMIC MESSAGE

When a star gets too close to a black hole, the black hole's gravity stretches the star. The difference in gravitational pull from one side of the star to the other tears it apart. This animation shows a star approaching a black hole, its outer layers stripped away during its closest pass. Much of the star's atmosphere is then flung into space.

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Animation: Black Hole Destroys Star
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Animation: Black Hole Destroys Star
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 16 JUN 2024 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 JUN 2024.

THE ALMANAC FOR 16 JUN 2024
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 72% lit
POSITION
Day 168 of 366