PULL · 4 OCT 2003

This was
your sky.

X-Ray Moon

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This X-ray image of the Moon was taken by the ROSAT Observatory in 1990. The Moon shines in X-rays because it scatters X-rays from the Sun. The background sky has an X-ray glow, partly from distant active galaxies. Pixel brightness in the image corresponds to X-ray intensity.

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X-Ray Moon

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 4 OCT 2003 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 OCT 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 4 OCT 2003

DAY

Saturday

MOON

First quarter, 60% lit

POSITION

Day 277 of 365

SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS

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This was your sky.

X-Ray Moon

This was
your sky.