PULL · 26 APR 2006

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your sky.

Crumbling Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 Approaches

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 is brightening and will soon pass near Earth. The fragmented comet may even be visible to the unaided eye when it passes Earth next month. It will pass at about 25 times the distance of the Moon, posing no hazard. How bright it will get is unknown.

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Crumbling Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 Approaches

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BORN 7368 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 26 APR 2006 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 26 APR 2006.

THE ALMANAC FOR 26 APR 2006

DAY

Wednesday

MOON

New moon, 3% lit

POSITION

Day 116 of 365

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This was your sky.

Crumbling Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 Approaches

This was
your sky.