PULL · 13 APR 1996 This was
This was
your sky.
The Compton Observatory Turns Five
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COSMIC MESSAGE
Astronaut Jay Apt is pictured below the massive Compton Gamma Ray Observatory in the Space Shuttle payload bay. This observatory, roughly the size of a school bus, completed its fifth year in orbit exploring the gamma-ray sky. Apt and Jerry Ross once performed an unplanned spacewalk to free its stuck high gain antenna.
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1996-04-13 · ♈
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The Compton Observatory Turns Five
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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ARIES
In tropical astrology, 13 APR 1996 falls under Aries (♈). The sign's window runs from 03-21 through 04-19. Aries is the constellation traditionally tied to spring's arrival in the northern hemisphere. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 13 APR 1996.
THE ALMANAC FOR 13 APR 1996
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waning crescent, 24% lit
POSITION
Day 104 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS