PULL · 14 SEP 2006

This was
your sky.

M33: Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum

NASA APOD · Thomas V. Davis

COSMIC MESSAGE

Messier 33, also known as the Pinwheel or Triangulum Galaxy, is a face-on spiral galaxy over 50,000 light-years in diameter. It is the third-largest in the Local Group, after Andromeda and the Milky Way. Located about 3 million light-years away, it may be a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy.

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M33: Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum

NASA APOD · Thomas V. Davis

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VIRGO

In tropical astrology, 14 SEP 2006 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 14 SEP 2006.

THE ALMANAC FOR 14 SEP 2006

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This was your sky.

M33: Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum

This was
your sky.