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NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula
The Pencil Nebula, NGC 2736, is a shock wave plowing through space at over half a million kilometers per hour. These thin, braided filaments are ripples in a sheet of glowing gas, seen almost edge-on. This nebula is about 5 light-years long and 800 light-years away. It's only a small part of the much larger Vela supernova remnant.
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In tropical astrology, 8 JAN 2009 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 8 JAN 2009.