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Galaxies in View

NASA APOD · Johannes Schedler (Panther Observatory)
COSMIC MESSAGE

This image shows a pair of spiral galaxies, NGC 3718 and NGC 3729, in the constellation Ursa Major. They are about 52 million light-years away and likely interacting gravitationally. NGC 3718 has dramatic dust lanes sweeping through its central region and faint spiral arms.

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GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 7 JUN 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 7 JUN 2005.

THE ALMANAC FOR 7 JUN 2005
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 158 of 365
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