PULL · 6 AUG 1998

This was
your sky.

Infrared Horsehead

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The European Space Agency's Infrared Space Observatory captured this image of the Horsehead Nebula. In infrared, the normally dark dust cloud glows brightly, revealing the warm dust and molecular gas within this star-forming region in Orion. This perspective allows us to see through the dust that blocks visible light.

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Infrared Horsehead
1998-08-06 · ♌
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Infrared Horsehead
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BORN 10188 days ago
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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 6 AUG 1998 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 AUG 1998.

THE ALMANAC FOR 6 AUG 1998
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Full moon, 98% lit
POSITION
Day 218 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 7 days