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Comet Garradd and M92

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Comet Garradd, C/2009 P1, passed close to the globular star cluster M92 in Hercules. This image from New Mexico shows the comet's central coma, its broad, fan-shaped dust tail, and a narrower ion tail. The comet was just below naked-eye visibility at the time.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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AQUARIUS

In tropical astrology, 4 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 4 FEB 2012.

THE ALMANAC FOR 4 FEB 2012
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 90% lit
POSITION
Day 35 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS
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