PULL · 2 FEB 2005 This was
This was
your sky.
A Twisted Meteor Train
NASA APOD · Jimmy
Westlake
(Colorado
Mountain College)
COSMIC MESSAGE
Meteors usually burn up in the atmosphere in a straight line. This one, photographed over the Netherlands, left a twisting, turning path behind it. Scientists think that some meteors, especially those that aren't perfectly spherical, can burn unevenly, causing them to corkscrew as they fall. Twisted meteor trains are rare, and even more rarely photographed.
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© COPYRIGHTED Jimmy
Westlake
(Colorado
Mountain College) · Jimmy
Westlake
(Colorado
Mountain College) · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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2005-02-02 · ♒
SKYBORN
A Twisted Meteor Train
NASA APOD · Jimmy
Westlake
(Colorado
Mountain College)
BORN 7817 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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AQUARIUS
In tropical astrology, 2 FEB 2005 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 FEB 2005.
THE ALMANAC FOR 2 FEB 2005
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Last quarter, 43% lit
POSITION
Day 33 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS