PULL · 14 NOV 2019

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Mercury and the Quiet Sun

NASA APOD · John Chumack
COSMIC MESSAGE

On November 11, 2019, the Sun was quiet, at a minimum in its 11-year activity cycle. The only visible spot was Mercury, transiting across the solar disk for 5 1/2 hours. This sharp image, taken with a hydrogen alpha filter, shows Mercury's silhouette, about 1/200th the apparent diameter of the Sun, near the center.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 14 NOV 2019 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 14 NOV 2019.

THE ALMANAC FOR 14 NOV 2019
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 96% lit
POSITION
Day 318 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Leonid shower, peaks in 3 days