PULL · 8 AUG 1995 This was
This was
your sky.
Columbia Waits, Discovery Launches
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COSMIC MESSAGE
The Space Shuttle Discovery launches, with Columbia waiting in the background for a future mission. Space shuttles launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. At this time, there were four operating space shuttles: Atlantis, Columbia, Discovery, and Endeavour. Discovery is most famous for carrying the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
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1995-08-08 · ♌
SKYBORN
Columbia Waits, Discovery Launches
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BORN 11282 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 8 AUG 1995 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 8 AUG 1995.
THE ALMANAC FOR 8 AUG 1995
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 91% lit
POSITION
Day 220 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 5 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS