PULL · 20 OCT 1997

This was
your sky.

Spiral Eddies On Planet Earth

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This isn't a stellar nebula, but a spiral eddy formed near the North Atlantic Gulf Stream off the East coast of the US. Tens of miles across, these ocean current phenomena were discovered through observations from manned spacecraft. The Challenger space shuttle crew imaged this eddy during the STS 41G mission. It looks dramatically similar to twisting clouds of gas and dust found between stars.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 20 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 20 OCT 1997.

THE ALMANAC FOR 20 OCT 1997
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 84% lit
POSITION
Day 293 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks tomorrow