PULL · 18 FEB 2016 This was
This was
your sky.
Hitomi Launches
NASA APOD · F. Scott Porter
COSMIC MESSAGE
Japan launched the Hitomi X-ray satellite on February 17, 2016. The H-IIA rocket carried the observatory from JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center. Hitomi was designed to study extreme cosmic events, from black holes to galaxy clusters, using four X-ray telescopes. Its instruments were sensitive to photon energies from 300 to 600,000 electron volts.
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Hitomi Launches
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AQUARIUS
In tropical astrology, 18 FEB 2016 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 18 FEB 2016.
THE ALMANAC FOR 18 FEB 2016
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 78% lit
POSITION
Day 49 of 366
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