PULL · 7 MAY 1998 This was
This was
your sky.
A Powerful Gamma-ray Burst
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COSMIC MESSAGE
Gamma-ray bursts are considered the most powerful explosions in the Universe, but their cause remains a mystery. This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the faint optical flash from a gamma-ray burst detected on December 14. The burst seems to have originated in the indicated galaxy.
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UNCOMMON
1998-05-07 · ♉
SKYBORN
A Powerful Gamma-ray Burst
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BORN 10279 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 7 MAY 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 7 MAY 1998.
THE ALMANAC FOR 7 MAY 1998
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 84% lit
POSITION
Day 127 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked yesterday
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS