PULL · 2 AUG 2001

This was
your sky.

Burning Tree Sprite

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This dramatic image shows a 'burning tree' that is actually a red sprite, captured above Tainan City, Taiwan. Red sprites are fleeting optical flashes occurring 30 to 90 kilometers above thunderstorms. These poorly understood phenomena are cousins to lightning, dancing at the edges of storm systems.

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COMMON
Burning Tree Sprite
2001-08-02 · ♌
SKYBORN
Burning Tree Sprite
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BORN 9097 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 2 AUG 2001 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 2 AUG 2001.

THE ALMANAC FOR 2 AUG 2001
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 95% lit
POSITION
Day 214 of 365