PULL · 19 AUG 1997

This was
your sky.

Super Typhoon Winnie

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Super Typhoon Winnie, a Category 5 hurricane, raged across the Pacific in August 1997. This image, taken from the Space Shuttle Discovery, shows the storm's immense scale. Its central eye alone measured eight miles in diameter. Winnie's powerful winds, over 160 miles per hour, impacted the Northern Mariana Islands before the storm eventually weakened.

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COMMON
Super Typhoon Winnie
1997-08-19 · ♌
SKYBORN
Super Typhoon Winnie
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BORN 10541 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 19 AUG 1997 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 19 AUG 1997.

THE ALMANAC FOR 19 AUG 1997
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Full moon, 99% lit
POSITION
Day 231 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 6 days ago