PULL · 16 OCT 2009 This was
This was
your sky.
Herschel Views the Milky Way
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COSMIC MESSAGE
The Herschel Space Observatory, with its 3.5-meter mirror, is ESA's new infrared telescope. It captured this view along the plane of the Milky Way in the constellation of the Southern Cross. Herschel is named for William Herschel, who discovered infrared light.
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UNCOMMON 
2009-10-16 · ♎
SKYBORN
Herschel Views the Milky Way
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BORN 6099 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 16 OCT 2009 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 OCT 2009.
THE ALMANAC FOR 16 OCT 2009
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waning crescent, 7% lit
POSITION
Day 289 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 5 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS