PULL · 23 APR 2004

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your sky.

Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) is inbound from the distant solar system and will soon pass inside Earth's orbit. These two telescopic views, recorded on April 18th and 19th from Chile, show remarkable changes in the structure of its long, graceful tail. It should be one of two bright, naked-eye comets visible in southern skies in May.

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Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)

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BORN 8101 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 23 APR 2004 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 23 APR 2004.

THE ALMANAC FOR 23 APR 2004

DAY

Friday

MOON

Waxing crescent, 14% lit

POSITION

Day 114 of 366

METEOR SHOWER

Lyrid shower, peaked yesterday

SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS

NEARBY DATES

This was your sky.

Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)

This was
your sky.