PULL · 25 APR 2017

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A Split Ion Tail for Comet Lovejoy E4

NASA APOD · Fritz Helmut Hemmerich
COSMIC MESSAGE

Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy, discovered in March 2017, unexpectedly brightened in early April. This processed composite image shows its long, intricate ion tail. Solar wind and magnetic fields have sculpted the tail, making its middle resemble a needle's head.

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A Split Ion Tail for Comet Lovejoy E4
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 25 APR 2017 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 25 APR 2017.

THE ALMANAC FOR 25 APR 2017
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 115 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaked 3 days ago