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Stars and Dust Through Baade's Window
This image looks through Baade's Window, a relatively clear area of sky that offers a view toward the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. Billions of stars are visible, mostly old, reddish stars that make up the bulk of the galaxy's central bulge. Interstellar dust typically obscures the galactic center in visible light, but Baade's Window provides a rare glimpse into this dense region.
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In tropical astrology, 23 DEC 2002 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 23 DEC 2002.