PULL · 1 OCT 2004

This was
your sky.

Earth Nears Asteroid Toutatis

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COSMIC MESSAGE

In 2004, Earth had its closest predicted encounter with asteroid Toutatis, passing within a million miles. This is roughly four times the Earth-Moon distance. This illustration shows what Earth would have looked like from the asteroid, appearing almost as large as the full Moon. From Earth, Toutatis was a faint, rapidly moving point of light against the stars.

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Earth Nears Asteroid Toutatis
2004-10-01 · ♎
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Earth Nears Asteroid Toutatis
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 1 OCT 2004 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 1 OCT 2004.

THE ALMANAC FOR 1 OCT 2004
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 95% lit
POSITION
Day 275 of 366