PULL · 15 JUL 2002 This was
This was
your sky.
Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star
NASA APOD · David Malin
COSMIC MESSAGE
Proxima Centauri is the closest star to our Sun, part of the Alpha Centauri triple star system. Light takes just over four years to reach us from this small red star. It is so faint that it was only discovered in 1915 and requires a telescope to see.
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Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star
NASA APOD · David Malin
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CANCER
In tropical astrology, 15 JUL 2002 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 15 JUL 2002.
THE ALMANAC FOR 15 JUL 2002
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 28% lit
POSITION
Day 196 of 365
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