PULL · 23 APR 2011

This was
your sky.

Shadows at the Lunar South Pole

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This multi-temporal illumination map of the Moon's south pole was created from 1,700 images. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's wide-angle camera collected data over six lunar days, or six Earth months. The stacked images show the percentage of time each surface spot was illuminated by the Sun, revealing permanently shadowed regions.

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Shadows at the Lunar South Pole
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 23 APR 2011 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 APR 2011.

THE ALMANAC FOR 23 APR 2011
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 72% lit
POSITION
Day 113 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaked yesterday