PULL · 27 APR 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
Sputnik: Traveling Companion Courtesy:
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COSMIC MESSAGE
Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. This small, polished sphere with four whip antennas broadcast a simple 'beep' from orbit. Its launch marked the beginning of the space age and the race to the Moon.
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1997-04-27 · ♉
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 27 APR 1997 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 APR 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 27 APR 1997
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 74% lit
POSITION
Day 117 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS