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Zimbabwe Solar Eclipse

NASA APOD · Murray Alexander
COSMIC MESSAGE

Normally hidden by the Sun's glare, the solar corona came out to play during a total solar eclipse over southern Africa. This telescopic image shows the Sun's corona shimmering around the silhouetted Moon. It was recorded near Beitbridge, Zimbabwe, where the total phase lasted one minute and 23 seconds.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 6 DEC 2002 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 DEC 2002.

THE ALMANAC FOR 6 DEC 2002
DAY
Friday
MOON
New moon, 3% lit
POSITION
Day 340 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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