PULL · 1 JAN 2003

This was
your sky.

NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Ten thousand years ago, a new light appeared in the night sky and faded after a few weeks. That light was an exploding star, and its colorful expanding cloud is the Veil Nebula. This is NGC 6960, the Witch's Broom Nebula, the western end of the Veil. The gas gets its colors by impacting and exciting existing nearby gas.

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MYTHIC

2003-01-01 · ♑

SKYBORN

NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

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BORN 8648 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 1 JAN 2003 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 1 JAN 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 1 JAN 2003

DAY

Wednesday

MOON

Waning crescent, 4% lit

POSITION

Day 1 of 365

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This was your sky.

NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

This was
your sky.