PULL · 20 APR 1998 This was
This was
your sky.
Name This Satellite
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COSMIC MESSAGE
This is a satellite, but can you name it? In 1998, NASA planned to launch its third Great Observatory, the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, or AXAF. The Hubble Space Telescope and the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory were already in orbit. NASA asked the public to suggest a name for the most powerful X-ray satellite ever built.
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UNCOMMON 
1998-04-20 · ♉
SKYBORN
Name This Satellite
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BORN 10296 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♉
TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 20 APR 1998 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 APR 1998.
THE ALMANAC FOR 20 APR 1998
DAY
Monday
MOON
Last quarter, 37% lit
POSITION
Day 110 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaks in 2 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS