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December 28, 2020
The sun entered the constellation Sagittarius on December 18, 2020. It’ll cross into the constellation Capricornus on January 19, 2021. Look here for dates of the sun’s entry into the zodiacal constellations for 2021.
Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer isn’t an astrological sign, but it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. In other words, many people are born when the sun appears in front of this constellation. In 2020, the sun crossed into Ophiuchus on November 29. Image via IanRidpath.com.
You might know that the real sun in the real sky does not appear in front of a constellation of the zodiac within the same range of dates you’ll see listed in astrological horoscopes. That’s because
NASA Hubble Snaps Cluster With Thousands Of Extremely Old Stars 20,000 Light-Years Away
12/17/20 AT 7:10 AM The Hubble Space Telescope took the images that were used to create this composite image of star cluster Messier 79. Photo: NASA
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NASA s Hubble shared an image of a star cluster that contains some of the oldest stars in the galaxy
The globular star cluster, identified as Messier 107, is one of more than 150 at the outer parts of the Milky Way Galaxy
The origin of globular clusters, and the role they play in the universe, remain a mystery to scientists
NASA s Hubble Space Telescope took a fascinating snapshot of a cluster of stars located about 20,000 light-years away from the solar system. The star cluster, identified as Messier 107, resembled a stadium darkened before a show, with nothing but the lights of the audience s flashbulbs illuminating it.