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A Halo Around the Moon

NASA APOD · Sarah McKay
COSMIC MESSAGE

Sometimes, the atmosphere can create beautiful optical effects. A halo around the Moon is formed by moonlight refracting through ice crystals in high cirrus clouds. These crystals act like tiny prisms, bending the light and creating a luminous ring. This phenomenon is a common sight in the night sky.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 21 APR 2003 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 21 APR 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 21 APR 2003
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 77% lit
POSITION
Day 111 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaks tomorrow
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
NEARBY DATES