PULL · 17 NOV 2006 This was
This was
your sky.
Hand Drawn Transit
NASA APOD · Mark Seibold
COSMIC MESSAGE
Artist and astronomer Mark Seibold created this pastel sketch of Mercury transiting the Sun. He observed both the 1999 and 2006 transits through solar-filtered telescopes. The artwork shows Mercury as a tiny disk, seemingly hovering in the Sun's photosphere near its edge.
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2006-11-17 · ♏
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Hand Drawn Transit
NASA APOD · Mark Seibold
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SCORPIO
In tropical astrology, 17 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 17 NOV 2006.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 NOV 2006
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waning crescent, 12% lit
POSITION
Day 321 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Leonid shower, peak tonight
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS