PULL · 9 MAY 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
Apollo 12: Self-Portrait Credit:
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COSMIC MESSAGE
In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad took this self-portrait while documenting Alan Bean collecting lunar soil. The image captures Bean's reflection in his helmet, which also shows Conrad and the lunar horizon. This photo was taken on the Oceanus Procellarum, a vast lunar mare.
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1997-05-09 · ♉
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Apollo 12: Self-Portrait
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 9 MAY 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 9 MAY 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 9 MAY 1997
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 6% lit
POSITION
Day 129 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 3 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS