PULL · 6 JUN 2024 This was
This was
your sky.
NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
NASA APOD · Lóránd Fényes
COSMIC MESSAGE
The Needle Galaxy, NGC 4565, is a spiral galaxy seen edge-on from Earth. Its thin galactic plane is cut by dark dust lanes, and it has a bright, bulging core. Located about 40 million light-years away in Coma Berenices, it spans some 100,000 light-years.
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NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
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GEMINI
In tropical astrology, 6 JUN 2024 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 JUN 2024.
THE ALMANAC FOR 6 JUN 2024
DAY
Thursday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 158 of 366
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