BIRTHDAY · 18 OCT 2001 The sky on
The sky on
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Nebula NGC 2080, nicknamed the 'Ghost Head Nebula'
ESA / HUBBLE
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CC BY 4.0 ESA, NASA, & Mohammad Heydari-Malayeri (Observatoire de Paris, France) (CC BY 4.0)
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RARE · HOLO 
2001-10-18 · ♎
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Nebula NGC 2080, nicknamed the 'Ghost Head Nebula'
ESA / HUBBLE
BORN 9,129 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 18 OCT 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 18 OCT 2001.
THE ALMANAC FOR 18 OCT 2001
DAY
Thursday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 291 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 3 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS