PULL · 31 DEC 1996

This was
your sky.

Io Rotating

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the solar system. The robotic Galileo spacecraft took hourly pictures of Io, confirming continuous volcanic plumes. The most prominent plume visible here is from Prometheus, just below Io's equator.

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UNCOMMON
Io Rotating
1996-12-31 · ♑
SKYBORN
Io Rotating
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 31 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 31 DEC 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 31 DEC 1996
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Last quarter, 63% lit
POSITION
Day 366 of 366