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Comet Meets Ring Nebula: Part II
Fragment C of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 passed almost directly in front of the Ring Nebula, M57, and faint spiral galaxy IC 1296. This view shows the bright head of Fragment C separated by only about 0.1 degrees from M57, with the comet's tail appearing to engulf the nebula and galaxy. This image was recorded from Elizabeth, Illinois, USA, shortly after an earlier observation.
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In tropical astrology, 12 MAY 2006 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 MAY 2006.