PULL · 16 MAY 2005 This was
This was
your sky.
Deep Impact Spacecraft Hurtles Toward Comet
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COSMIC MESSAGE
The Deep Impact spacecraft, launched in January, is on its way to Comet Tempel 1. In July, it will release an impactor to collide with the comet's surface. The mission aims to study the composition and structure of the comet by analyzing the resulting crater.
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Deep Impact Spacecraft Hurtles Toward Comet
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 16 MAY 2005 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 16 MAY 2005.
THE ALMANAC FOR 16 MAY 2005
DAY
Monday
MOON
First quarter, 54% lit
POSITION
Day 136 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS