PULL · 7 AUG 2008 This was
This was
your sky.
At the Sun's Edge
NASA APOD · Catalin Beldea
COSMIC MESSAGE
This stunning view along the Sun's edge was recorded during a total solar eclipse on August 1st. The picture is a composite of two images taken at the very beginning and very end of totality. These moments are known as 2nd and 3rd contact. Bright beads around the Moon's dark silhouette are rays of sunlight shining through lunar valleys.
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At the Sun's Edge
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO
In tropical astrology, 7 AUG 2008 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 7 AUG 2008.
THE ALMANAC FOR 7 AUG 2008
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 30% lit
POSITION
Day 220 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 6 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS