PULL · 1 FEB 2013

This was
your sky.

Atlas V Launches TDRS-K

NASA APOD · Ben Cooper
COSMIC MESSAGE

An Atlas V rocket streaks into orbit, carrying the TDRS-K satellite. This is the first of a new generation of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites. These satellites add to NASA's communication constellation, operating from geosynchronous orbit. The launch happened at Kennedy Space Center, captured in a long exposure photograph.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
AQUARIUS

In tropical astrology, 1 FEB 2013 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 1 FEB 2013.

THE ALMANAC FOR 1 FEB 2013
DAY
Friday
MOON
Last quarter, 69% lit
POSITION
Day 32 of 365