PULL · 15 MAY 2002 This was
This was
your sky.
Tail Wags of Comet Ikeya-Zhang
NASA APOD · Michael Karrer
COSMIC MESSAGE
As Comet Ikeya-Zhang approached the Sun, it developed a complex blue ion tail. This tail was made of ions boiled off the nucleus and pushed away by the solar wind. The animation shows how the tail changed over 30 minutes, influenced by the comet's rotation and solar activity.
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Tail Wags of Comet Ikeya-Zhang
NASA APOD · Michael Karrer
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 15 MAY 2002 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 15 MAY 2002.
THE ALMANAC FOR 15 MAY 2002
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 12% lit
POSITION
Day 135 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS