PULL · 27 DEC 1997

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your sky.

Keck: The Largest Optical Telescopes

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The Keck I telescope, one of two ten-meter optical telescopes on Mauna Kea. Each stands in an eight-story building. Together, they can resolve details as small as milliarcseconds. Keck I's large mirror allows astronomers to study faint and distant objects, mapping the universe.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 27 DEC 1997 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 DEC 1997.

THE ALMANAC FOR 27 DEC 1997
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waning crescent, 4% lit
POSITION
Day 361 of 365