PULL · 28 DEC 1996

This was
your sky.

CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule

NASA APOD · David Malin, Anglo Australian Observartory

COSMIC MESSAGE

This unusual gas cloud, known as a cometary globule, has ruptured. Cometary globules typically have dusty heads and elongated tails, resembling comets. They are frequently the birthplaces of stars, with many showing very young stars in their heads.

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1996-12-28 · ♑

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CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule

NASA APOD · David Malin, Anglo Australian Observartory

BORN 10843 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 28 DEC 1996 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 28 DEC 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 28 DEC 1996

DAY

Saturday

MOON

Waning gibbous, 89% lit

POSITION

Day 363 of 366

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This was your sky.

CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule

This was
your sky.