PULL · 11 AUG 2002 This was
This was
your sky.
A Perseid Meteor
NASA APOD · S. Kohle & B. Koch,
Bonn University
COSMIC MESSAGE
This image captures a Perseid meteor streaking across the sky. These meteors are grains of cosmic sand and gravel shed from Comet Swift-Tuttle. They vaporize as they enter Earth's atmosphere, creating bright trails. The Perseid shower is strongest around August 12 and 13.
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2002-08-11 · ♌
SKYBORN
A Perseid Meteor
NASA APOD · S. Kohle & B. Koch,
Bonn University
BORN 8723 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO
In tropical astrology, 11 AUG 2002 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 11 AUG 2002.
THE ALMANAC FOR 11 AUG 2002
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 8% lit
POSITION
Day 223 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 2 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS