PULL · 21 MAY 2009

This was
your sky.

IC 4592: A Blue Horsehead

NASA APOD · Rogelio Bernal Andreo

COSMIC MESSAGE

This complex of dusty reflection nebulae in Scorpius suggests a horsehead in profile. The star near the eye of the horse, embedded in blue reflection nebula IC 4592, is over 400 light-years away. At that distance, the view spans nearly 40 light-years, much larger than the Horsehead Nebula in Orion.

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IC 4592: A Blue Horsehead

NASA APOD · Rogelio Bernal Andreo

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GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 21 MAY 2009 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 21 MAY 2009.

THE ALMANAC FOR 21 MAY 2009

DAY

Thursday

MOON

Waning crescent, 9% lit

POSITION

Day 141 of 365

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This was your sky.

IC 4592: A Blue Horsehead

This was
your sky.