PULL · 29 DEC 2010

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your sky.

Eclipse at Moonset

NASA APOD · Grupo de Observadores Astronómicos de Tenerife

COSMIC MESSAGE

Early morning skygazers in the eastern Atlantic saw a dark red Moon on December 21, 2010. This marked the start of the total phase of the Solstice Lunar Eclipse near moonset. This image, a composite from Tenerife, Canary Islands, shows the Moon sinking deeper into eclipse as it moved across the sky.

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Eclipse at Moonset

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 29 DEC 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 29 DEC 2010.

THE ALMANAC FOR 29 DEC 2010

DAY

Wednesday

MOON

Last quarter, 40% lit

POSITION

Day 363 of 365

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This was your sky.

Eclipse at Moonset

This was
your sky.