PULL · 11 AUG 2000 This was
This was
your sky.
Fragments of Comet LINEAR
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COSMIC MESSAGE
Comet LINEAR (C/1999 S4 LINEAR) fragmented during its first trip through the inner solar system. This enhanced image shows the comet's nucleus as a flock of 'mini-comets' embedded in gas and dust. Astronomers recorded this image using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope.
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RARE · HOLO
2000-08-11 · ♌
SKYBORN
Fragments of Comet LINEAR
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BORN 9452 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 11 AUG 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 11 AUG 2000.
THE ALMANAC FOR 11 AUG 2000
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 85% lit
POSITION
Day 224 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 2 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS