PULL · 12 APR 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
Arecibo: The Largest Telescope Credit:
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COSMIC MESSAGE
The Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico is the largest single-dish telescope in the world. Opened in 1963, its 305-meter dish sits in a natural valley. Arecibo has been used to study pulsars and map gas in our galaxy and the universe. It can also send and receive radio waves, bouncing them off other objects.
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Arecibo: The Largest Telescope
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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ARIES
In tropical astrology, 12 APR 1997 falls under Aries (♈). The sign's window runs from 03-21 through 04-19. Aries is the constellation traditionally tied to spring's arrival in the northern hemisphere. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 APR 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 12 APR 1997
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 24% lit
POSITION
Day 102 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS