PULL · 14 DEC 1997

This was
your sky.

The Radio Sky: Tuned to 408MHz

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This image maps the entire sky at 408 MHz, a frequency between US broadcast television channels 13 and 14. In the 1970s, large radio telescopes at Jodrell Bank, MPIfR, and Parkes Observatory collaborated to create this map. At this frequency, cosmic radio waves are generated by high-energy electrons spiraling along magnetic fields in interstellar space.

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MYTHIC
The Radio Sky: Tuned to 408MHz
1997-12-14 · ♐
SKYBORN
The Radio Sky: Tuned to 408MHz
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BORN 10423 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 14 DEC 1997 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 14 DEC 1997.

THE ALMANAC FOR 14 DEC 1997
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Full moon, 100% lit
POSITION
Day 348 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Geminid shower, peak tonight