PULL · 16 JAN 2025 This was
This was
your sky.
M83: The Southern Pinwheel
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COSMIC MESSAGE
The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, M83, sits twelve million light-years away in Hydra. Its spiral arms are outlined by dark dust lanes and bright blue star clusters. Reddish star-forming regions dot the galaxy, giving it another nickname: the Thousand-Ruby Galaxy. M83 is smaller than the Milky Way, only 40,000 light-years across.
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M83: The Southern Pinwheel
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BORN 528 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CAPRICORN
In tropical astrology, 16 JAN 2025 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 16 JAN 2025.
THE ALMANAC FOR 16 JAN 2025
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 95% lit
POSITION
Day 16 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS