This was
your sky.
The Antikythera Mechanism
This complex mechanism, found in an ancient Greek shipwreck, is a mechanical computer from 80 BC. Its intricate gears and dials were used to predict astronomical positions with an accuracy previously thought impossible for its time. Recent X-rays have confirmed its functions and revealed new surprising capabilities of the Antikythera mechanism.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 5 December 2015 Layered Craters and Icy Plains See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2015 Pluto Badlands See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 1998 Jupiter Great Red Spot See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2022 Flight Day 20: Orion and Our Moon See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2022 Flight Day 20: Orion Captures Earth After Lunar Flyby See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 DEC 2006 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 DEC 2006.