PULL · 28 APR 1996 This was
This was
your sky.
The Sun Sets on Comet Hyakutake
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COSMIC MESSAGE
Comet Hyakutake was a bright visitor in 1996. This picture captures it just as the Sun set on April 22nd. The comet did not brighten as much as astronomers hoped, but it still offered a spectacular sight in the twilight sky. It was a rare chance to see a comet with the naked eye.
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1996-04-28 · ♉
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The Sun Sets on Comet Hyakutake
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 28 APR 1996 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 28 APR 1996.
THE ALMANAC FOR 28 APR 1996
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 78% lit
POSITION
Day 119 of 366
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