PULL · 8 AUG 2018 This was
This was
your sky.
Animation: Perseid Meteor Shower
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COSMIC MESSAGE
This animation illustrates the orbit of the Perseid meteoroid stream around the Sun. These small bits of stony grit were expelled from Comet Swift-Tuttle. When Earth passes through this stream each year, we experience the Perseid Meteor Shower, as these tiny particles burn up in our atmosphere.
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Animation: Perseid Meteor Shower
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 8 AUG 2018 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 AUG 2018.
THE ALMANAC FOR 8 AUG 2018
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waning crescent, 12% lit
POSITION
Day 220 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 5 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS