PULL · 20 SEP 2003

This was
your sky.

Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong captured this image of the lunar module Eagle and Buzz Aldrin. Aldrin is unfurling the Solar Wind Collector, a sheet of foil designed to trap atoms streaming from the Sun. Exposed to the Sun, the foil collected a sample of solar material, which was brought back to Earth along with moon rocks.

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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
VIRGO

In tropical astrology, 20 SEP 2003 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 SEP 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 20 SEP 2003
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Last quarter, 32% lit
POSITION
Day 263 of 365