PULL · 29 JUN 1997

This was
your sky.

Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This asteroid has a moon, the first ever discovered. The Galileo spacecraft photographed Ida, a potato-shaped asteroid about 36 miles long. Its tiny moon, Dactyl, appears as a small dot to the right of Ida, measuring about one mile across.

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Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon
1997-06-29 · ♋
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Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon
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BORN 10591 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CANCER

In tropical astrology, 29 JUN 1997 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 29 JUN 1997.

THE ALMANAC FOR 29 JUN 1997
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Last quarter, 34% lit
POSITION
Day 180 of 365