PULL · 18 JUN 2018

This was
your sky.

An Active Prominence on the Sun

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This time-lapse video shows an active prominence on the Sun's surface. Hot plasma swirls over the solar limb, a battle between magnetic fields and gravity. The prominence rises about one Earth-diameter above the Sun. The Sun's surface was blocked out to better image these features.

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An Active Prominence on the Sun
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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
GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 18 JUN 2018 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 JUN 2018.

THE ALMANAC FOR 18 JUN 2018
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 24% lit
POSITION
Day 169 of 365