PULL · 31 JUL 2000

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your sky.

Comet LINEAR Breaks Up

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Comet LINEAR, designated C/1999 S4, broke apart as it approached the Sun in July 2000. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of it shedding a large piece of its crust. The comet's nucleus completely disrupted, leaving behind an elongated trail of material orbiting the Sun.

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Comet LINEAR Breaks Up
2000-07-31 · ♌
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Comet LINEAR Breaks Up
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 31 JUL 2000 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 31 JUL 2000.

THE ALMANAC FOR 31 JUL 2000
DAY
Monday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 213 of 366