PULL · 3 MAY 1999

This was
your sky.

Loop I in the Northern Sky

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Loop I is one of the largest structures in the sky, best seen in radio and X-ray maps. Spanning over a hundred degrees, part of it is known as the North Polar Spur. This X-ray image shows Loop I as a thin gas bubble about 700 light-years across. Its center is only about 400 light-years away from us.

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MYTHIC
Loop I in the Northern Sky
1999-05-03 · ♉
SKYBORN
Loop I in the Northern Sky
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BORN 9918 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 3 MAY 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 3 MAY 1999.

THE ALMANAC FOR 3 MAY 1999
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 92% lit
POSITION
Day 123 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 3 days