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NGC 1097: Spiral Galaxy with a Central Eye
At the center of spiral galaxy NGC 1097, a supermassive black hole is likely at work. Matter falling in from a bar of stars and gas is heated by an energetic region around the black hole. In this false-color infrared image, the entire central region appears as a mysterious eye. A smaller companion galaxy is visible in blue near the left edge, wrapped in the main galaxy's spiral arms.
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In tropical astrology, 27 JUL 2009 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 JUL 2009.