PULL · 9 AUG 2011 This was
This was
your sky.
Juno Rockets Toward Jupiter
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COSMIC MESSAGE
In 2011, the Juno spacecraft launched on an Atlas V rocket, beginning its journey to Jupiter. Juno's trajectory included a flyby of Earth two years later, using our planet's gravity to slingshot it toward the gas giant. The mission is designed to study Jupiter's atmosphere, magnetosphere, and gravity field.
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Juno Rockets Toward Jupiter
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO
In tropical astrology, 9 AUG 2011 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 AUG 2011.
THE ALMANAC FOR 9 AUG 2011
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 75% lit
POSITION
Day 221 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 4 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS