PULL · 9 MAY 1998

This was
your sky.

The Water Vapor Channel

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This fiery-looking landscape is actually Earth, as seen on the Water Vapor Channel. Images like this are captured hourly by the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites' multi-channel imagers. These instruments record infrared radiation emitted by water vapor at a wavelength of 6.7 microns.

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UNCOMMON
The Water Vapor Channel
1998-05-09 · ♉
SKYBORN
The Water Vapor Channel
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BORN 10277 days ago
SKYBORN.APP

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 9 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 9 MAY 1998.

THE ALMANAC FOR 9 MAY 1998
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit
POSITION
Day 129 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 3 days ago