PULL · 5 NOV 1995

This was
your sky.

Vela Satellites: The Watchers

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The Vela satellites were launched to watch for nuclear tests on Earth. They also found gamma-ray bursts, short flashes of high-energy radiation from deep space. These bursts remain a mystery, but the Vela satellites, repurposed, still help us study them.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 5 NOV 1995 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 NOV 1995.

THE ALMANAC FOR 5 NOV 1995
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 93% lit
POSITION
Day 309 of 365