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RS Puppis
RS Puppis, the brightest star in the image center, is about ten times more massive than our Sun. It is a Cepheid variable star, a class whose brightness helps estimate distances to nearby galaxies. As RS Pup pulsates over about 40 days, its regular changes in brightness are also seen in its surrounding nebula. These changes are delayed in time, creating light echoes.
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In tropical astrology, 17 MAY 2019 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 2019.