PULL · 20 JUL 2010

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Lightning Over Athens

NASA APOD · Chris Kotsiopoulos
COSMIC MESSAGE

Nobody knows exactly how lightning is produced. Charges slowly separate in some clouds, causing rapid electrical discharges. How electrical charges get separated in clouds remains a topic of much research. Lightning heats a thin column of air to about three times the surface temperature of the Sun. The resulting shock wave starts supersonically.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CANCER

In tropical astrology, 20 JUL 2010 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 JUL 2010.

THE ALMANAC FOR 20 JUL 2010
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
First quarter, 64% lit
POSITION
Day 201 of 365