PULL · 9 AUG 2006

This was
your sky.

Magellanic Morning

NASA APOD · Chris Schur

COSMIC MESSAGE

These are the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, two small, irregular galaxies orbiting our Milky Way. Named for Ferdinand Magellan, they are prominent features of the southern sky. This early morning view from Queensland, Australia, shows them hovering in the brightening sky, framed by low clouds.

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Magellanic Morning

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LEO

In tropical astrology, 9 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 9 AUG 2006.

THE ALMANAC FOR 9 AUG 2006

DAY

Wednesday

MOON

Full moon, 100% lit

POSITION

Day 221 of 365

METEOR SHOWER

Perseid shower, peaks in 4 days

SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS

NEARBY DATES

This was your sky.

Magellanic Morning

This was
your sky.