PULL · 27 DEC 1999

This was
your sky.

Solar Moss

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Discovered by NASA's TRACE spacecraft, this spongy-looking stuff is called Solar Moss. It glows at 2 million degrees Fahrenheit and is seen in extreme ultraviolet light. The moss is associated with hot magnetic plasma loops arching above one of the Sun's active regions.

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COMMON
Solar Moss
1999-12-27 · ♑
SKYBORN
Solar Moss
NASA APOD
BORN 9680 days ago
SKYBORN.APP

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 27 DEC 1999 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 DEC 1999.

THE ALMANAC FOR 27 DEC 1999
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 79% lit
POSITION
Day 361 of 365