PULL · 26 AUG 2014

This was
your sky.

Flying Past Neptune's Moon Triton

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Voyager 2 gave us our only close-up of Triton, Neptune's largest moon, in 1989. This animation compiles those images, showing its icy surface and plumes of nitrogen. Triton is slightly smaller than Earth's Moon, and it has ice volcanoes.

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Flying Past Neptune's Moon Triton
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Flying Past Neptune's Moon Triton
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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
VIRGO

In tropical astrology, 26 AUG 2014 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 AUG 2014.

THE ALMANAC FOR 26 AUG 2014
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 238 of 365