PULL · 20 MAY 1996

This was
your sky.

Helios Helium

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This image captures the Sun on May 18, showing light emitted by ionized Helium atoms in the solar chromosphere. Helium was first identified in the Sun in 1868 by astronomer Joseph Lockyer, using spectroscopy. Its name comes from the Greek word 'Helios,' meaning 'Sun,' a fitting tribute to its discovery.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 20 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 20 MAY 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 20 MAY 1996

DAY

Monday

MOON

Waxing crescent, 8% lit

POSITION

Day 141 of 366

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This was your sky.

Helios Helium

This was
your sky.