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Merging NGC 2623
NGC 2623 is a pair of galaxies in the final stages of merging, located 300 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer. This violent collision, likely between two galaxies similar to our own, has triggered widespread star formation. The merger has also pulled out long tidal tails of dust, gas, and young star clusters, extending tens of thousands of light-years from the central region.
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In tropical astrology, 19 OCT 2012 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 19 OCT 2012.