PULL · 17 OCT 2022 This was
This was
your sky.
X-Ray Rings Around a Gamma Ray Burst
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COSMIC MESSAGE
Gamma-ray burst GRB 221009A, one of the brightest ever recorded, created these x-ray rings. The rings are not from the burst itself, but from its x-rays reflecting off dust clouds within our own Milky Way galaxy. The burst originated billions of light-years away.
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X-Ray Rings Around a Gamma Ray Burst
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 17 OCT 2022 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 OCT 2022.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 OCT 2022
DAY
Monday
MOON
Last quarter, 55% lit
POSITION
Day 290 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 4 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS