PULL · 16 SEP 2000

This was
your sky.

X-Ray Earth

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This image from the orbiting Polar satellite shows Earth glowing in X-rays, with the brightest emission near the North Pole in red. The Earth itself doesn't glow in X-rays, but the aurora high in its atmosphere do. Energetic ions from the Sun can distort Earth's magnetosphere, leading to these X-ray auroral emissions, detectable by space-based instruments.

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X-Ray Earth
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X-Ray Earth
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
VIRGO

In tropical astrology, 16 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 16 SEP 2000.

THE ALMANAC FOR 16 SEP 2000
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 92% lit
POSITION
Day 260 of 366