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A Wolf-Rayet Star Bubble
This image shows a spherical bubble and sweeping arc created by a Wolf-Rayet star. Wolf-Rayet stars originate with over 40 times the mass of our Sun. These extremely hot, luminous stars expel shells of material through strong stellar winds, which likely formed the surrounding bubble nebula. Astronomers are still working to understand how the central Wolf-Rayet star created both the bubble and the arc, and if it acted alone.
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In tropical astrology, 26 AUG 1996 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 AUG 1996.