PULL · 20 DEC 1996 This was
This was
your sky.
The UV SMC from UIT Credit:
NASA APOD
COSMIC MESSAGE
This mosaic shows the Small Magellanic Cloud in ultraviolet light, captured by the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT). The UIT instrument took these images during the Astro 1 and Astro 2 shuttle missions. Ultraviolet pictures like these must be taken above Earth's atmosphere.
CREDIT
PUBLIC DOMAIN NASA APOD
EXPORT AS
SB-1996-12-20
UNCOMMON
1996-12-20 · ♐
SKYBORN
The UV SMC from UIT
Credit:
NASA APOD
BORN 10782 days ago
SKYBORN.APP
ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS
In tropical astrology, 20 DEC 1996 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 DEC 1996.
THE ALMANAC FOR 20 DEC 1996
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 76% lit
POSITION
Day 355 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Ursid shower, peaks in 2 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS