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Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud

NASA APOD · Christopher Freeburn
COSMIC MESSAGE

Messier 24 is not a cluster or a nebula, but a window. This gap in the dust clouds lets us see stars in the Sagittarius spiral arm of our Milky Way. You are looking through a 300 light-year wide opening at stars some 10,000 light-years away.

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CANCER

In tropical astrology, 18 JUL 2024 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 JUL 2024.

THE ALMANAC FOR 18 JUL 2024
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 91% lit
POSITION
Day 200 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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