PULL · 27 MAY 2003

This was
your sky.

A Mercury Transit Sequence

NASA APOD · Dominique Dierick
COSMIC MESSAGE

This sequence shows Mercury transiting the Sun, an event captured from Belgium on May 7. The planet appears as a small dark dot moving across the solar disk. The transit lasted over five hours, with these 23 images taken roughly 15 minutes apart.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 27 MAY 2003 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 MAY 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 27 MAY 2003
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning crescent, 14% lit
POSITION
Day 147 of 365