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A Circumhorizontal Arc Over Ohio

NASA APOD · Todd Sladoje
COSMIC MESSAGE

Ice crystals floating high in cirrus clouds can act like tiny prisms. When the sun is high enough, these crystals split sunlight into its constituent colors. The result is a circumhorizontal arc, sometimes called a 'fire rainbow,' appearing parallel to the horizon. This one was photographed over Ohio.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 12 MAY 2009 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 MAY 2009.

THE ALMANAC FOR 12 MAY 2009
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 90% lit
POSITION
Day 132 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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