PULL · 12 AUG 1999 This was
This was
your sky.
Deploying Spartan
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COSMIC MESSAGE
Last October, the Space Shuttle Discovery deployed Spartan 201 to monitor the Sun's corona. This spacecraft helped estimate electron density in the corona and calibrated data from the SOHO satellite. Spartan also studied how the Sun changes as it approaches maximum activity. The shuttle's robot arm is seen releasing Spartan into space.
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COMMON 
1999-08-12 · ♌
SKYBORN
Deploying Spartan
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BORN 9818 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO
In tropical astrology, 12 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 12 AUG 1999.
THE ALMANAC FOR 12 AUG 1999
DAY
Thursday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 224 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks tomorrow
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS