PULL · 4 JAN 2010 This was
This was
your sky.
Comet Halley's Nucleus: An Orbiting Iceberg
NASA APOD · Halley Multicolor Camera Team,
Giotto Project,
ESA
COSMIC MESSAGE
Comet Halley's nucleus, photographed by the Giotto spacecraft in 1986, looks like a very dirty iceberg. Before Giotto, ground-based telescopes could only resolve the comet's coma, the cloud of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus, and its characteristic tails. Giotto was one of the first spacecraft to photograph a comet nucleus.
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Giotto Project,
ESA · Halley Multicolor Camera Team,
Giotto Project,
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2010-01-04 · ♑
SKYBORN
Comet Halley's Nucleus: An Orbiting Iceberg
NASA APOD · Halley Multicolor Camera Team,
Giotto Project,
ESA
BORN 6019 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CAPRICORN
In tropical astrology, 4 JAN 2010 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 JAN 2010.
THE ALMANAC FOR 4 JAN 2010
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 85% lit
POSITION
Day 4 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Quadrantid shower, peak tonight
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS