PULL · 20 APR 2025

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The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared

NASA APOD · Infrared: NASA, Spitzer Space Telescope; Visible: Oliver Czernetz, Siding Spring Obs.
COSMIC MESSAGE

The Great Nebula in Orion, M42, is a busy region of young stars, hot gas, and dark dust. Visible to the unaided eye as a fuzzy patch, long-exposure images reveal its complexity. This composite combines visible light with infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, showing a stellar nursery.

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© COPYRIGHTED Infrared: NASA, Spitzer Space Telescope; Visible: Oliver Czernetz, Siding Spring Obs. · Infrared: NASA, Spitzer Space Telescope; Visible: Oliver Czernetz, Siding Spring Obs. · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared
NASA APOD · Infrared: NASA, Spitzer Space Telescope; Visible: Oliver Czernetz, Siding Spring Obs.
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 20 APR 2025 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 APR 2025.

THE ALMANAC FOR 20 APR 2025
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Last quarter, 49% lit
POSITION
Day 110 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaks in 2 days