PULL · 6 MAY 1996 This was
This was
your sky.
Southern Lights and Shuttle Glow
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COSMIC MESSAGE
This photo from the Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-39 mission shows the Southern Lights, or Aurora Australis, against a backdrop of stars. The faint glow around the shuttle's engines comes from charged plasma. Discovery's mission in April 1991 focused on studying celestial objects, auroras, and the low Earth orbit environment.
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1996-05-06 · ♉
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Southern Lights and Shuttle Glow
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 6 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 6 MAY 1996.
THE ALMANAC FOR 6 MAY 1996
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 88% lit
POSITION
Day 127 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peak tonight
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS