PULL · 9 SEP 2000

This was
your sky.

X-Ray Moon and X-Ray Star

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This image shows an X-ray star, GX5-1, winking out behind the Moon during a lunar occultation. The false-color images use data from the ROSAT satellite. Yellow indicates high-energy X-rays, mostly from GX5-1, and red shows lower-energy X-rays reflected by the Moon from the Sun. GX5-1 is a binary system with a neutron star and a companion.

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X-Ray Moon and X-Ray Star
2000-09-09 · ♍
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
VIRGO

In tropical astrology, 9 SEP 2000 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 SEP 2000.

THE ALMANAC FOR 9 SEP 2000
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 81% lit
POSITION
Day 253 of 366