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The Iron Sun

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Sun in iron, specifically eleven-times ionized iron, glows at over two million degrees Fahrenheit. This image, taken by the EIT camera on the SOHO spacecraft, shows the Sun on the autumnal equinox. SOHO continuously watches our star, capturing its activity across many wavelengths.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 29 SEP 2001 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 29 SEP 2001.

THE ALMANAC FOR 29 SEP 2001
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 89% lit
POSITION
Day 272 of 365
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