PULL · 29 NOV 1995

This was
your sky.

Releasing Compton

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, named for Nobel laureate Arthur Holly Compton, launched in 1991 to explore the universe in gamma-ray energies. This image shows the massive observatory held in the Space Shuttle Atlantis's payload bay. Astronaut Jerry Ross and his colleague Jay Apt had just freed a jammed antenna before releasing it into orbit.

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1995-11-29 · ♐

SKYBORN

Releasing Compton

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BORN 11169 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 29 NOV 1995 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 29 NOV 1995.

THE ALMANAC FOR 29 NOV 1995

DAY

Wednesday

MOON

First quarter, 44% lit

POSITION

Day 333 of 365

SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS

NEARBY DATES

This was your sky.

Releasing Compton

This was
your sky.