PULL · 15 JUL 2016 This was
This was
your sky.
NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula
NASA APOD · Dave Jurasevich
COSMIC MESSAGE
The Pencil Nebula, cataloged as NGC 2736, consists of thin, bright, braided filaments. These are long ripples in a cosmic sheet of glowing gas seen almost edge-on. The shock wave plows through interstellar space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. The nebula is about 5 light-years long and 800 light-years away.
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NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula
NASA APOD · Dave Jurasevich
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CANCER
In tropical astrology, 15 JUL 2016 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 15 JUL 2016.
THE ALMANAC FOR 15 JUL 2016
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 81% lit
POSITION
Day 197 of 366
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