PULL · 16 OCT 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
Cassini To Venus
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COSMIC MESSAGE
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, with ESA's Huygens probe attached, launched into space, beginning its seven-year journey to Saturn. The mighty Titan 4B Centaur rocket gracefully arced away from Cape Canaveral. Cassini's first stop on its 2.2 billion-mile voyage is Venus, a planetary way point for a gravity assist.
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1997-10-16 · ♎
SKYBORN
Cassini To Venus
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 16 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 16 OCT 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 16 OCT 1997
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Full moon, 100% lit
POSITION
Day 289 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 5 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS