PULL · 31 OCT 1996

This was
your sky.

The Barren Moon Credit:

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This Apollo 17 image from 1972 shows the stark lunar surface, including the Eratosthenes and Copernicus craters. This view of a lifeless Moon is familiar in the space age. However, in 1835, the New York Sun newspaper published sensational stories claiming to describe life on the Moon, a hoax intended to boost circulation.

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The Barren Moon Credit:

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BORN 10832 days ago

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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT

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SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 31 OCT 1996 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 31 OCT 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 31 OCT 1996

DAY

Thursday

MOON

Waning gibbous, 81% lit

POSITION

Day 305 of 366

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This was your sky.

The Barren Moon Credit:

This was
your sky.