PULL · 3 MAY 2001

This was
your sky.

Far Side of the Sun

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The SOHO spacecraft looks at the Sun constantly. Its instruments can map magnetic fields on the far side of the Sun, the side we cannot see from Earth. This is one such map, showing a large active region on the side of the Sun facing away from us.

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UNCOMMON
Far Side of the Sun
2001-05-03 · ♉
SKYBORN
Far Side of the Sun
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BORN 9187 days ago
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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 3 MAY 2001 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 3 MAY 2001.

THE ALMANAC FOR 3 MAY 2001
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 79% lit
POSITION
Day 123 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 3 days