PULL · 21 APR 1999

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The Nearest Stars

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Proxima Centauri, part of the Alpha Centauri system, is our Sun's closest stellar neighbor, about four light-years away. Barnard's Star, a dim red dwarf in Ophiuchus, is the next closest. Sirius, the brightest star in our night sky, is part of the fifth closest system. This image shows the positions of the nearest 25 star systems to our Sun.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 21 APR 1999 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 21 APR 1999.

THE ALMANAC FOR 21 APR 1999
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 31% lit
POSITION
Day 111 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaks tomorrow