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Herschel's Cygnus X
This infrared view from the Herschel Space Observatory shows Cygnus X, one of the closest massive star-forming regions in our galaxy. The image spans about 6 by 2 degrees across the plane of the Milky Way. The massive star cluster Cygnus OB2 is already present here, its energetic winds and radiation clearing out regions near the bottom center of the field. Herschel's instruments detect the longer infrared wavelengths emitted by dust and gas.
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In tropical astrology, 17 MAY 2012 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 MAY 2012.