PULL · 20 NOV 1996 This was
This was
your sky.
Europa Full Face Credit:
NASA APOD
COSMIC MESSAGE
Europa, Jupiter's smallest Galilean moon, is covered in ice crystals, appearing dirty and heavily fractured. The Galileo spacecraft photographed it last month in natural color. Scientists speculate that oceans may exist beneath these tortured ice plains, potentially capable of supporting life.
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UNCOMMON
1996-11-20 · ♏
SKYBORN
Europa Full Face
Credit:
NASA APOD
BORN 10812 days ago
SKYBORN.APP
ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SCORPIO
In tropical astrology, 20 NOV 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 20 NOV 1996.
THE ALMANAC FOR 20 NOV 1996
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 71% lit
POSITION
Day 325 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Leonid shower, peaked 3 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
NEARBY DATES
- 1996-10-21 Orionids Meteor Shower to Peak Tonight Credit:
- 1996-11-13 Seven Jets from Comet Hale-Bopp Credit:
- 1996-11-19 Fractal Interstellar Dust Up-Close Credit and Copyright:
- 1996-11-21 The Blue Snowball Planetary Nebula Credit:
- 1996-11-27 Storm Clouds Over Jupiter Credit:
- 1996-12-20 The UV SMC from UIT Credit: