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M51: Cosmic Whirlpool
Follow the handle of the Big Dipper away from the dipper's bowl, until you get to the handle's last bright star. Then, slide your telescope a little south and west and you will likely find this stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the 51st entry in Charles Messier's famous catalog. Its spiral arms and dust lanes clearly sweep in front of its companion galaxy.
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In tropical astrology, 10 JUL 2002 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 10 JUL 2002.