PULL · 2 FEB 2012

This was
your sky.

La Silla Star Trails North and South

NASA APOD · Alexandre Santerne
COSMIC MESSAGE

Fix a camera to a tripod at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, and the stars will trace graceful arcs as Earth rotates. This image is a composite of 250 one-minute exposures over four hours, looking north. The North Celestial Pole is just below the horizon, the center of the star trails.

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La Silla Star Trails North and South
NASA APOD · Alexandre Santerne
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
AQUARIUS

In tropical astrology, 2 FEB 2012 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 FEB 2012.

THE ALMANAC FOR 2 FEB 2012
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 74% lit
POSITION
Day 33 of 366