PULL · 24 JUL 2003

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Mars at the Moon's Edge

NASA APOD · Ron Dantowitz, Clay Center Observatory at Dexter and Southfield Schools

COSMIC MESSAGE

Last week, Mars passed behind the Moon when viewed from parts of the Southern Hemisphere. This image, taken from Florida, shows Mars grazing the Moon's dark edge. The Clay Center Observatory expedition captured this event, digitally stacking multiple telescopic images to create the picture.

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Mars at the Moon's Edge

NASA APOD · Ron Dantowitz, Clay Center Observatory at Dexter and Southfield Schools

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LEO

In tropical astrology, 24 JUL 2003 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 24 JUL 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 24 JUL 2003

DAY

Thursday

MOON

Waning crescent, 22% lit

POSITION

Day 205 of 365

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This was your sky.

Mars at the Moon's Edge

This was
your sky.