PULL · 6 AUG 2006 This was
This was
your sky.
A Cerro Tololo Sky
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COSMIC MESSAGE
The Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile hosts the 4-meter Blanco Telescope, seen here. Far behind the dome, thousands of stars and the diffuse light of three galaxies are visible. The Small Magellanic Cloud is in the upper left, the Large Magellanic Cloud in the lower left, and our Milky Way Galaxy is on the right.
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A Cerro Tololo Sky
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO
In tropical astrology, 6 AUG 2006 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 AUG 2006.
THE ALMANAC FOR 6 AUG 2006
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 90% lit
POSITION
Day 218 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 7 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS