PULL · 18 FEB 2008

This was
your sky.

BLG-109: A Distant Version of our own Solar System

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COSMIC MESSAGE

How common are planetary systems like our own? Perhaps quite common. The first system of planets like our own Solar System was discovered using a newly adapted technique called gravitational microlensing. This method looks for brightness changes in starlight when a foreground star with planets passes in front of a more distant star. The distant star's light is slightly deflected in predictable ways, revealing the planets.

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BLG-109: A Distant Version of our own Solar System
2008-02-18 · ♒
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BLG-109: A Distant Version of our own Solar System
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
AQUARIUS

In tropical astrology, 18 FEB 2008 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 FEB 2008.

THE ALMANAC FOR 18 FEB 2008
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 90% lit
POSITION
Day 49 of 366