PULL · 27 DEC 1996

This was
your sky.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) in western Texas is an optical telescope with an 11-meter mirror. Its large mirror allows astronomers to peer into the cosmos, observing objects too dim for smaller instruments. HET uses its size to gather light, while space telescopes avoid atmospheric blurring.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 27 DEC 1996 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 DEC 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 27 DEC 1996

DAY

Friday

MOON

Waning gibbous, 95% lit

POSITION

Day 362 of 366

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This was your sky.

HET: The New Largest Optical Telescope

This was
your sky.