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Unwinding M51

NASA APOD · Hubble Heritage Project
COSMIC MESSAGE

This digitally processed image of M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, unwinds its spiral arms. M51 is one of the original spiral nebulae, its arms following a mathematical curve known as a logarithmic spiral. The image data comes from the Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy is 60,000 light-years across.

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Unwinding M51
2020-08-21 · ♌
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Unwinding M51
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO

In tropical astrology, 21 AUG 2020 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 21 AUG 2020.

THE ALMANAC FOR 21 AUG 2020
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 7% lit
POSITION
Day 234 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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