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Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail
This cosmic tadpole, known as Arp 188, stretches a tail 280,000 light-years long across the constellation Draco. The Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys captured this disrupted spiral galaxy, showing massive, bright blue star clusters in its tail. Scientists believe a smaller, more compact galaxy passed too close, pulling out the Tadpole's distinctive feature. This gravitational interaction offers a glimpse into how galaxies evolve.
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In tropical astrology, 26 SEP 2010 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 SEP 2010.