PULL · 30 JAN 1998 This was
This was
your sky.
Tempel-Tuttle: The Leonid Comet
NASA APOD · T. Puckett
(Puckett Observatory)
COSMIC MESSAGE
Here is Comet Tempel-Tuttle, the parent of the Leonid meteor shower. It loops around the Sun every 33 years. This composite time exposure from January 26, 1998, captures its unexpected brightening as it passes through the inner solar system. Binoculars or a small telescope are still needed to see it.
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(Puckett Observatory) · T. Puckett
(Puckett Observatory) · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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RARE · HOLO 
1998-01-30 · ♒
SKYBORN
Tempel-Tuttle: The Leonid Comet
NASA APOD · T. Puckett
(Puckett Observatory)
BORN 10376 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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AQUARIUS
In tropical astrology, 30 JAN 1998 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 30 JAN 1998.
THE ALMANAC FOR 30 JAN 1998
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 7% lit
POSITION
Day 30 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS