PULL · 21 DEC 2006 This was
This was
your sky.
Minotaur Dawn
NASA APOD · Geoff Chester
COSMIC MESSAGE
Last Saturday, a Minotaur rocket launched into low Earth orbit from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. This wide-angle view from Alexandria, Virginia, shows the rocket climbing into the dawn sky. The exhaust plume twists below the rocket, with the waning crescent Moon visible in the upper right.
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Minotaur Dawn
NASA APOD · Geoff Chester
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SAGITTARIUS
In tropical astrology, 21 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 21 DEC 2006.
THE ALMANAC FOR 21 DEC 2006
DAY
Thursday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 355 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Ursid shower, peaks tomorrow
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS