PULL · 26 MAY 2005

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your sky.

A Beautiful Trifid

NASA APOD · Dean Jacobsen
COSMIC MESSAGE

The Trifid Nebula, M20, is about 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. It illustrates three basic types of astronomical nebulae. Red emission nebulae are dominated by light from hydrogen atoms. Blue reflection nebulae are produced by dust reflecting starlight. Dark absorption nebulae appear where dense dust clouds block light.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 26 MAY 2005 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 MAY 2005.

THE ALMANAC FOR 26 MAY 2005
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 90% lit
POSITION
Day 146 of 365