PULL · 6 OCT 2000

This was
your sky.

X-Rays From Sirius B

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Sirius A is the brightest star in our night sky, part of a binary system eight light-years away. Its companion, Sirius B, is a small, dim star not sighted until 1862. For orbiting X-ray telescopes like the Chandra X-ray Observatory, Sirius B is surprisingly bright.

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X-Rays From Sirius B

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BORN 9487 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 6 OCT 2000 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 OCT 2000.

THE ALMANAC FOR 6 OCT 2000

DAY

Friday

MOON

First quarter, 56% lit

POSITION

Day 280 of 366

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This was your sky.

X-Rays From Sirius B

This was
your sky.