PULL · 2 AUG 1999 This was
This was
your sky.
Regulus Occulted
NASA APOD · Joe Orman
COSMIC MESSAGE
This image captures a celestial event known as an occultation, where one body passes in front of another. In this case, it's the star Regulus being temporarily hidden. Occultations are valuable for measuring the sizes and atmospheres of distant objects. They provide precise data on stellar positions.
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1999-08-02 · ♌
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Regulus Occulted
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO
In tropical astrology, 2 AUG 1999 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 2 AUG 1999.
THE ALMANAC FOR 2 AUG 1999
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 73% lit
POSITION
Day 214 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS