PULL · 9 AUG 2009

This was
your sky.

Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Saturn's moon Iapetus has vast sections that are as dark as coal and others as bright as ice. The dark material's composition is unknown, but infrared spectra suggest it might contain a dark form of carbon. Iapetus also has an unusual equatorial ridge that makes it resemble a walnut. The Cassini spacecraft made a close flyby to study this unique moon.

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Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 9 AUG 2009 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 2009.

THE ALMANAC FOR 9 AUG 2009
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 88% lit
POSITION
Day 221 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 4 days