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Sun Halo at Winter Solstice

NASA APOD · Philip Appleton (SIRTF Science Center), Caltech
COSMIC MESSAGE

Millions of ice crystals in the upper atmosphere create this solar halo. These small, flat, six-sided crystals flutter, often with their faces parallel to the ground. When an observer aligns with many falling crystals near sunrise or sunset, each crystal acts like a tiny lens, creating the halo.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 14 JAN 2002 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 14 JAN 2002.

THE ALMANAC FOR 14 JAN 2002
DAY
Monday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 14 of 365
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