PULL · 1 JUN 2008

This was
your sky.

A Twisted Solar Eruptive Prominence

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Ten Earths could fit inside the claw of this solar prominence. It erupted from the Sun in the year 2000, captured by the SOHO satellite. The twisted figure-eight shape tells us about the complex magnetic fields threaded through the solar particles.

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A Twisted Solar Eruptive Prominence
2008-06-01 · ♊
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A Twisted Solar Eruptive Prominence
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BORN 6601 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 1 JUN 2008 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 JUN 2008.

THE ALMANAC FOR 1 JUN 2008
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning crescent, 7% lit
POSITION
Day 153 of 366