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Periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Comet Swift-Tuttle is the parent body of the Perseid meteor shower. This false-color image shows the comet during its 1992 return. It is one of the largest objects known to repeatedly pass near Earth. The comet has been observed for over two millennia.

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Periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle
1996-02-19 · ♓
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Periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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PISCES

In tropical astrology, 19 FEB 1996 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 19 FEB 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 19 FEB 1996
DAY
Monday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 50 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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