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Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2021 November 27

Messier 101

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CFHT, NOAO;
Acknowledgement – K.Kuntz (GSFC), F.Bresolin (U.Hawaii), J.Trauger (JPL), J.Mould (NOAO), Y.-H.Chu (U. Illinois)

Explanation: Big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is one of the last entries in Charles Messier’s famous catalog, but definitely not one of the least. About 170,000 light-years across, this galaxy is enormous, almost twice the size of our own Milky Way. M101 was also one of the original spiral nebulae observed by Lord Rosse’s large 19th century telescope, the Leviathan of Parsontown. Assembled from 51 exposures recorded by the Hubble Space Telescope in the 20th and 21st centuries, with additional data from ground based telescopes, this mosaic spans about 40,000 light-years across the central region of M101 in one of the highest definition spiral galaxy portraits ever released from Hubble. The sharp image shows stunning features of the galaxy’s face-on disk of stars and dust along with background galaxies, some visible right through M101 itself. Also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, M101 lies within the boundaries of the northern constellation Ursa Major, about 25 million light-years away.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2021 November 26

**Great Refractor and Lunar Eclipse**
**Image Credit & Copyright:** Laurie Hatch

**Explanation:** Rain clouds passed and the dome of the Lick Observatory’s 36 inch Great Refractor opened on November 19. The historic telescope was pointed toward a partially eclipsed Moon. Illuminated by dim red lighting to preserve an astronomer’s night vision, telescope controls, coordinate dials, and the refractor’s 57 foot long barrel were captured in this high dynamic range image. Visible beyond the foreshortened barrel and dome slit, growing brighter after its almost total eclipse phase, the lunar disk created a colorful halo through lingering clouds. From the open dome, the view of the clearing sky above includes the Pleiades star cluster about 5 degrees from Moon and Earth’s shadow.
**Notable APOD Submissions:** Lunar Eclipse of 2021 November 19

November 25 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Daily and Birthday Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Leo.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Social plans might suddenly change today. For example, you might receive an unexpected invitation or an event might be cancelled. Parents take note: This is an accident-prone day for your kids so be extra vigilant. Know where they are at all times.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Your home routine will be interrupted today by something unexpected. Small appliances might break down or a minor breakage could occur. Someone unexpected might knock at the door. (Get dressed.) It might be wise to stock the fridge because people are always happy if you are offer them food.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Your daily routine will change today because of something unexpected. Pay attention to everything you say and do so you can avoid an accident. New faces, new places and new ideas will shake things up. Avoid confrontations with others. (You don’t need this.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Keep an eye on your money and your assets today because something unexpected could impact them. For example, you might find money or you might lose money. Something that you own might be lost, stolen or damaged. On the upside, you might have a clever, moneymaking idea!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today the Moon is in your sign at odds with unpredictable Uranus and fiery Mars. For starters, this is an accident-prone influence. Guard against knee-jerk reactions and rash behaviour. Please be smart and count to three before you do anything today. Be mindful.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This is a restless day for you – no question. You feel vaguely disconcerted. Don’t worry about this funny feeling because it will be gone by tomorrow. Just sit this one out and resist the urge to do something on impulse, especially if you’re not sure what to do. Better to do nothing.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today you will be surprised by a friend or member of a group. They might say or do something you least expect. Or they might make a strange demand of you? Possibly, you will meet someone who is unusual in some way. The key is not to overreact or to act too quickly.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Use tact and discretion when talking to parents, bosses, VIPs and the police today because things are unpredictable. They might react in way you least expect. Tread carefully; and never underestimate the power of courtesy. Be smart and show respect for authority figures to make your life easier. (Ya think?)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Travel plans will almost certainly be cancelled today or delayed or changed in some way. Therefore, allow yourself extra time to deal with the unexpected. Alternatively, some of you will suddenly have to travel when you did not expect to do so. Meanwhile – avoid controversial subjects!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Be smart and check your bank accounts, or details related to inheritances, insurance matters and anything that you own jointly with others – this includes taxes and debt. This is because something to do with these areas will surprise you today. “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!”

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Conversations with partners, close friends and members of the general public will hold some surprises for you today. Someone close to you might make a strange demand or request? Or they might do something that you least expect? Easy does it.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Your work routine will change today because of power outages, computer glitches, equipment breakdowns, staff shortages, fire drills – something. Be aware of this so that you can deal with whatever happens with grace and confidence. We are all in this Big Soup together.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor Joel Kinnaman (1979) shares your birthday today. You are a sensitive, compassionate, caring person. You are also creative, idealistic and spiritual. These are qualities that make others like you and trust you. This is a vibrant, lively year for you because it involves change, stimulation and the discovery of greater personal freedom for yourself. New directions and new growth will come easily to you. (Trust your intuition.)

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NOVEMBER 24 birthday horoscope predicts that you are a Sagittarius who is straight up and but optimistic. What others consider as being blunt and hurtful, you say it’s honest real talk. You never actually mean anyone harm.

The November 24 birthday personality is a positive and adventure seeking individual who loves the outdoors. You love exploring new lands and discovering new people. In short, those of you born on this day love life!

As the November 24 zodiac sign is Sagittarius, you have a charming personality. Your inner beauty shines right through you. You have strong ties to your spiritual beliefs and are a bright individual.

Your friends certainly think so, and you have a lot of friends. However, the November 24 horoscope suggests that you attract lovers who are not right for you or rather they are not like you. Sometimes, you have difficulty committing to someone who doesn’t share your views.

Your family, however, say you have remained close to them and find solace in traditional values. You may be too dependent on your loved ones especially if you have children.

This Sagittarius birthday as a parent tends to hang on to her/his “babies” for too long. There comes a time in every parent’s life that they must let go so their children can grow. It’s the only way to have experienced adults who can be productive and successful in life.

As far as the health of the November 24 birthday personality is concerned, you tend to take care of yourself, but you use limited resources. Although eating a balanced and wholesome meal constitutes some effort in the right direction, it is not enough.

Finding a workout plan just for you is not as hard as it used to be. You don’t even have to go to the gym anymore. Personal trainers are at your fingertips with today’s technology. Incorporating a fitness plan into your daily routine is feasible and very doable. Try a few at the same time and decide on one. Then try your second choice or maybe combine them all into one regimen tailored for your needs and desires.

The future of person who born on November 24 predicts that you make an excellent communicator or speaker/writer. You have all the makings for a job in public relations. Your attitude is great. You wear a smile all the time.

You aren’t afraid to stand up for yourself or for what you believe in. This could be an excellent choice for you. If that does not excite you, then perhaps a life of the entertainer or performance artist should. The media industry is wide open to someone with a November 24 birthday. It might as well be you in the spotlight.

This November 24 Sagittarius is generally in control… it’s where you want to be at all times. Usually, if you have to give up your freedom for a lover or a job, then you are not a happy camper. They may have to find a replacement for you sooner than later if this happens.

If today is your birthday, you are people who live life a bit on the wild side. Vacations are usually exciting trips that include something risky or dangerous like mountain climbing or skydiving. You love this kind of stuff.

On the other hand, you can be impulsive and highly intolerant of others. As the November 24 horoscope rightly says, you are likely suited to have a seat on the city council. At your best, the media is calling your name. There are a variety of things that you could be as you are vocal and you can write. As we talked about your health, you could stand some improvements, but you are on the right track.

Famous People And Celebrities Born On November 24

Kagisho Dikgacoi, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jimmy Graham, Katherine Heigl, Carmelita Jeter, Scott Joplin, Machel Montano

See: Famous Celebrities Born On November 24

This Day That Year – November 24 In History

1896 – First time Vermont used absentee voting.
1935 – After 12 years of being absent, King George II returns to Greece.
1944 – Tokyo attacked by US bombers out of Saipan.
1963 – First time shooting is aired on television; Lee Harvey Oswald was shot down.

November 24 Dhanu Rashi (Vedic Moon Sign)
November 24 Chinese Zodiac RAT

November 24 Birthday Planet

Your ruling planet is Jupiter that symbolizes religion, spirituality, knowledge, generosity and sports, and Mars that is symbolic of aggressive action, endurance, competition, and revenge.

November 24 Birthday Symbols

The Scorpion Is The Symbol For The Scorpio Sun Sign
The Archer Is The Symbol For The Sagittarius Sun Sign

November 24 Birthday Tarot Card

Your Birthday Tarot Card is The Lovers. This card symbolizes faith, trust, loyalty, and harmony in relationships. The Minor Arcana cards are Eight of Wands and King of Wands

November 24 Birthday Compatibility

You are most compatible with people born under Zodiac Sign Leo: This can be a genuinely loving and passionate love match.
You are not compatible with people born under Zodiac Sign Taurus: This love relationship might have a few confrontations.

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November 24 Lucky Numbers

Number 8 – This number signifies a good leader and organizer born with good judgment and flexible nature.
Number 6 – This number signifies a nurturer who is caring and harmonious by nature.

Read about: Birthday Numerology

Lucky Colors For November 24 Birthday

Pink: This color stands for sweetness, kindness, innocence, and compassion.
Lavender: This is a magical color that symbolizes psychic abilities, inspiration, prosperity, and wisdom.

Lucky Days For November 24 Birthday

Thursday – This is the day of Jupiter that shows long-distance travel and a seeker of knowledge.
Friday – This is the day of Venus that symbolizes a day when you should indulge yourself in doing things that make you happy.

November 24 Birthstone Turquoise

Your lucky gemstone is Turquoise which can help you remove negativity from your life and strengthen your mind and body.

Ideal Zodiac Birthday Gifts For People Born On November 24th

A leather traveling bag for the man and a Navigator sports watch for the woman. The November 24 birthday zodiac predicts that you love gifts that deal with adventure.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2021 November 25

At the Shadow’s Edge

Image Credit & Copyright: Jean-Francois Gout

Explanation: Shaped like a cone tapering into space, the Earth’s dark central shadow or umbra has a circular cross-section. It’s wider than the Moon at the distance of the Moon’s orbit though. But during the lunar eclipse of November 18/19, part of the Moon remained just outside the umbral shadow. The successive pictures in this composite of 5 images from that almost total lunar eclipse were taken over a period of about 1.5 hours. The series is aligned to trace part of the cross-section’s circular arc, with the central image at maximum eclipse. It shows a bright, thin sliver of the lunar disk still beyond the shadow’s curved edge. Of course, even within the shadow the Moon’s surface is not completely dark, reflecting the reddish hues of filtered sunlight scattered into the shadow by Earth’s atmosphere.

Notable APOD Submissions: Lunar Eclipse of 2021 November 19

When Isis Was Queen

Ancient Egyptian Goddess Isis and God Osiris

At the ancient Egyptian temples of Philae, Nubians gave new life to a vanishing religious tradition.

Hathor.When the Romans conquered Egypt in 30 B.C., the country’s system of temples, which had sustained religious traditions dating back more than 3,000 years, began to slowly wither away. Starved of the funds that pharaohs traditionally supplied to religious institutions, priests lost their vocation and temples fell into disuse throughout the country. The introduction of Christianity in the first century a.d. only hastened this process. But there was one exception to this trend: In the temples on the island of Philae in the Nile River, rites dedicated to the goddess Isis and the god Osiris continued to be celebrated in high style for some 500 years after the Roman conquest. This final flowering of ancient Egyptian religion was only possible because of the piety and support of Egypt’s neighbors to the south, the Nubians.

Philae lies just south of the Nile’s first cataract—one of six rapids along the river—which marked the historical border between ancient Egypt and Nubia, also known as Kush. In this region of Kush, called Lower Nubia, the temple complex at Philae was just one of many that were built on islands in the Nile and along its banks. Throughout the long history of Egypt and Nubia, Lower Nubia was a kind of buffer zone between these two lands and a place…

November 24 On This Date in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

380 Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople

1639 1st observation of transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree – helped establish size of the Solar System

1642 Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovers Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania)

1859 English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes “On the Origin of Species” radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology

1950 UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas

1954 France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria

1974 Most complete early human skeleton (Lucy, Australopithecus) discovered by Donald Johanson, Maurice Taieb, Yves Coppens and Tim White in the Middle Awash of Ethiopia’s Afar Depression [1] [2]

Today’s Historical Events

380 Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople

496 Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I as Catholic Pope

642 Theodore I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

1105 Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary

1434 River Thames in London freezes over

1542 Battle of Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James V

1587 Battle at Auneau: Henri de Guise wins

1601 Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1936 Noël Coward‘s anthology “Tonight at 8:30” premieres in NYC, runs for 118 performances

1947 The US House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities finds “Hollywood 10” in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists

1948 WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948 “Bicycle Thieves”, Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica, starring himself and Cesare Zavattini, is released (Honorary Academy Award 1950)

1966 The cult classic “One Million Years B.C.”, starring Raquel Welch, is released 1st in West Germany

1979 “Salem’s Lot”, American two-part miniseries based on the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King, concludes in the United States

1985 NBC miniseries “Mussolini: The Untold Story” starring George C. Scott premieres in the US

1991 CFL Grey Cup, Winnipeg Stadium: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 36-21; Argos under new ownership of LA Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy

Today’s Historical Music Events

1800 Weber’s opera “Das Waldmadchen” premieres in Freiburg

1950 “Guys & Dolls” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1200 performances

1951 “17” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances

1951 “Music in the Air” closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 56 performances

1956 “Pajama Game” closes at St James Theater NYC after 1063 performances

1966 The Beatles began recording sessions for their album “Sgt.Pepper’s lonely hearts Club Band”

1975 “Boccaccio” opens at Edison Theater NYC for 7 performances

1986 “Smile” opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 48 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1897 Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston

1934 CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials win their first Championship with a 20-12 win over Regina Roughriders

1938 National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball

1949 Syracuse Nationals beat Anderson Packers, 125-123 in 5 OTs

1951 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders claim their 4th Championship with 21-14 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders

1953 Los Angeles Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954; signs 23 one year agreements until 1976

1956 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos make it 3rd consecutive Championships; defeat Montreal Alouettes for 3rd straight year, 50-27

1956 Americans go 1-2 in the men’s 100m final at the Melbourne Olympics; Bobby Morrow and Thane Baker both record hand-timed 10.50s but automatic timing gives gold medal to Morrow

Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2021 November 24

Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster

Image Credit & Copyright: Damien Cannane

Explanation: Have you ever seen the Pleiades star cluster? Even if you have, you probably have never seen it as large and clear as this. Perhaps the most famous star cluster on the sky, the bright stars of the Pleiades can be seen without binoculars from even the depths of a light-polluted city. With a long exposure from a dark location, though, the dust cloud surrounding the Pleiades star cluster becomes very evident. The featured exposure, taken from Florida, USA, covers a sky area several times the size of the full moon. Also known as the Seven Sisters and M45, the Pleiades lies about 400 light years away toward the constellation of the Bull (Taurus). A common legend with a modern twist is that one of the brighter stars faded since the cluster was named, leaving only six of the sister stars visible to the unaided eye. The actual number of Pleiades stars visible, however, may be more or less than seven, depending on the darkness of the surrounding sky and the clarity of the observer’s eyesight.

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