PULL · 24 OCT 2010

This was
your sky.

A Bucket-Wheel Excavator on Earth

NASA APOD · ThyssenKrupp Technologies, SwapMeetDave
COSMIC MESSAGE

This bucket-wheel excavator is one of the largest mobile machines on Earth, used in surface mining. These machines can be over 200 meters long and 100 meters high, capable of dramatically altering the planet's surface. Some open-pit mines they create are even visible from orbit.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 24 OCT 2010 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 24 OCT 2010.

THE ALMANAC FOR 24 OCT 2010
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Full moon, 98% lit
POSITION
Day 297 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaked 3 days ago