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Halo and Hexagons

NASA APOD · Gil Esquerdo (Whipple Observatory)
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Gil Esquerdo photographed this Moon halo at the Whipple Observatory on Mt. Hopkins, Arizona. The halo formed from ice crystals in thin high clouds, which are hexagonal in shape. The observatory's 10-meter gamma-ray telescope, seen in the foreground, blocked the direct moonlight, making the halo more prominent.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 9 NOV 2006 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 NOV 2006.

THE ALMANAC FOR 9 NOV 2006
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 87% lit
POSITION
Day 313 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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