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Aurora Persei

NASA APOD · Jimmy Westlake (Colorado Mountain College)
COSMIC MESSAGE

Dark skies are best for viewing meteor showers, and the Perseids were set to peak in the early morning. While a gibbous Moon would mask fainter meteors in the early evening, observing after the Moon set, around 2 AM local time, offered a better chance to see them. Persistent skygazing could reveal many meteors.

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Aurora Persei
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Aurora Persei
NASA APOD · Jimmy Westlake (Colorado Mountain College)
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO

In tropical astrology, 9 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 9 AUG 2008.

THE ALMANAC FOR 9 AUG 2008
DAY
Saturday
MOON
First quarter, 51% lit
POSITION
Day 222 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 4 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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