PULL · 9 OCT 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
Hale-Bopp and the North American Nebula
NASA APOD · J. C. Casado
COSMIC MESSAGE
Comet Hale-Bopp, seen here on March 8th, was photographed in the constellation Cygnus. To the right, the red North American Nebula is visible, a bright emission nebula about 1500 light-years away. The comet, in contrast, was only about 8 light-minutes from Earth. Several bright blue stars from the open cluster M39 are also visible near the nebula.
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1997-10-09 · ♎
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Hale-Bopp and the North American Nebula
NASA APOD · J. C. Casado
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 9 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 9 OCT 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 9 OCT 1997
DAY
Thursday
MOON
First quarter, 52% lit
POSITION
Day 282 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS