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The 37 Cluster

NASA APOD · Noel Carboni
COSMIC MESSAGE

The open cluster NGC 2169, about 3,600 light-years away in Orion, has brighter stars that form a shape resembling the number 37. This numerical asterism is a chance alignment. NGC 2169 is a small cluster, spanning about 7 light-years, and its stars are about 8 million years old, all formed from the same cloud of gas and dust.

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The 37 Cluster
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The 37 Cluster
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SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 18 NOV 2005 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 NOV 2005.

THE ALMANAC FOR 18 NOV 2005
DAY
Friday
MOON
Full moon, 96% lit
POSITION
Day 322 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Leonid shower, peaked yesterday
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