PULL · 12 FEB 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
Comet Hale-Bopp Develops a Tail
NASA APOD · P. H. Mikuz and B. Dintinjana
(Crni Vrh Obs.,U. Ljubljana)
COSMIC MESSAGE
Comet Hale-Bopp, discovered in 1995, developed prominent tails as it approached the inner Solar System. This image shows its two main tails: a blue ion tail and a white dust tail. The ion tail, composed of charged particles, is pushed directly away from the Sun by the solar wind. The dust tail, made of larger particles, curves behind the comet along its orbit. Hale-Bopp put on a spectacular display in 1997.
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(Crni Vrh Obs.,U. Ljubljana) · P. H. Mikuz and B. Dintinjana
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RARE · HOLO 
1997-02-12 · ♒
SKYBORN
Comet Hale-Bopp Develops a Tail
NASA APOD · P. H. Mikuz and B. Dintinjana
(Crni Vrh Obs.,U. Ljubljana)
BORN 10728 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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AQUARIUS
In tropical astrology, 12 FEB 1997 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 FEB 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 12 FEB 1997
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 24% lit
POSITION
Day 43 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS