PULL · 3 MAY 2022 This was
This was
your sky.
Mercury's Sodium Tail
NASA APOD · Sebastian Voltmer
COSMIC MESSAGE
Mercury, our solar system's innermost planet, can display an unexpected tail when imaged with long exposures. This tail is made of sodium atoms, liberated from Mercury's surface by sunlight and pushed away. The sodium glows yellow when excited by the Sun's light.
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Mercury's Sodium Tail
NASA APOD · Sebastian Voltmer
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 3 MAY 2022 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 3 MAY 2022.
THE ALMANAC FOR 3 MAY 2022
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 6% lit
POSITION
Day 123 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 3 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS