PULL · 17 OCT 2014 This was
This was
your sky.
Messier 6 and Comet Siding Spring
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COSMIC MESSAGE
This image shows Comet Siding Spring and the open star cluster Messier 6 in Scorpius. The greenish coma and tail of the comet are actually 2,000 light-years away from the cluster's stars, but they appear close together along the same line of sight. On October 19th, this comet will pass within 139,500 kilometers of Mars. That is about ten times closer than any known comet has passed Earth.
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Messier 6 and Comet Siding Spring
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 17 OCT 2014 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 OCT 2014.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 OCT 2014
DAY
Friday
MOON
Last quarter, 39% lit
POSITION
Day 290 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 4 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS