PULL · 1 JAN 2007

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your sky.

NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula

NASA APOD · T. A. Rector
COSMIC MESSAGE

Ten thousand years ago, a star exploded, creating the Veil Nebula. The west end of this expanding cloud is known as NGC 6960, or the Witch's Broom Nebula. The rampaging gas gains its colors by impacting and exciting existing nearby gas.

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MYTHIC
NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
2007-01-01 · ♑
SKYBORN
NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
NASA APOD · T. A. Rector
BORN 7187 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 1 JAN 2007 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 JAN 2007.

THE ALMANAC FOR 1 JAN 2007
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 92% lit
POSITION
Day 1 of 365