PULL · 14 OCT 2010

This was
your sky.

Clusters, Hartley, and the Heart

NASA APOD · Rogelio Bernal Andreo

COSMIC MESSAGE

Comet Hartley 2 cruised through Earth's night sky, passing close to the famous double star cluster in Perseus. This image is a three-frame mosaic, showing the greenish comet and the clusters h and Chi Persei. The wide field of view spans about 7 degrees. It extends into Cassiopeia, reaching the Heart Nebula (IC 1805) at the far right.

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2010-10-14 · ♎

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Clusters, Hartley, and the Heart

NASA APOD · Rogelio Bernal Andreo

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 14 OCT 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 14 OCT 2010.

THE ALMANAC FOR 14 OCT 2010

DAY

Thursday

MOON

First quarter, 37% lit

POSITION

Day 287 of 365

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This was your sky.

Clusters, Hartley, and the Heart

This was
your sky.