PULL · 20 AUG 1995

This was
your sky.

Announcing Comet Hale-Bopp

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This fuzzy patch is Comet Hale-Bopp, discovered farther from the Sun than any previous comet. This early sighting suggested it could become very bright, possibly visible to the naked eye. This image was taken on July 25, 1995, just two days after its discovery.

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Announcing Comet Hale-Bopp
1995-08-20 · ♌
SKYBORN
Announcing Comet Hale-Bopp
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BORN 11271 days ago
SKYBORN.APP

Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 20 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 20 AUG 1995.

THE ALMANAC FOR 20 AUG 1995
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Last quarter, 32% lit
POSITION
Day 232 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 7 days ago