PULL · 5 OCT 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
Worlds of a Distant Sun: 47 Ursae Majoris b
NASA APOD · John Whatmough,
Extrasolar Visions
COSMIC MESSAGE
Astronomers have found evidence of worlds beyond our solar system, with solar-type stars harboring planets of approximately Jupiter's mass. Some of these planets are in temperature zones that could support liquid water. This image depicts a hypothetical scene near one such planet, orbiting 47 Ursae Majoris, a star similar to our own, which appears faint in our sky.
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Extrasolar Visions · John Whatmough,
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Worlds of a Distant Sun: 47 Ursae Majoris b
NASA APOD · John Whatmough,
Extrasolar Visions
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 5 OCT 1997 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 OCT 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 5 OCT 1997
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 14% lit
POSITION
Day 278 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS