PULL · 3 MAY 1996

This was
your sky.

The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross

NASA APOD · Greg Bock, Courtesy Southern Astronomical Society

COSMIC MESSAGE

This view of the Southern Cross, or Crux, and the Milky Way is visible from Earth's south pole. The four stars of the Southern Cross are just above and right of the center, with the orange star Gamma Crucis at the top. The dark Coal Sack Nebula is in the very center of the photograph.

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The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross

NASA APOD · Greg Bock, Courtesy Southern Astronomical Society

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 3 MAY 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 3 MAY 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 3 MAY 1996

DAY

Friday

MOON

Full moon, 100% lit

POSITION

Day 124 of 366

METEOR SHOWER

Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 3 days

SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS

NEARBY DATES

This was your sky.

The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross

This was
your sky.