PULL · 9 OCT 2002 This was
This was
your sky.
Quaoar: Large Asteroid in the Outer Solar System
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COSMIC MESSAGE
Quaoar is an asteroid more than half the size of Pluto, discovered orbiting in the outer Solar System. The Oschin Telescope at Palomar, California, captured its movement against background stars in these discovery images. Quaoar is one of several large asteroids found beyond Neptune, expanding our understanding of the Solar System's distant reaches.
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2002-10-09 · ♎
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Quaoar: Large Asteroid in the Outer Solar System
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 9 OCT 2002 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 9 OCT 2002.
THE ALMANAC FOR 9 OCT 2002
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 8% lit
POSITION
Day 282 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS