PULL · 16 OCT 2023

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Eclipse Rings

NASA APOD · Jerry Zhang (left), Baolong Chen (photographer) & Amber Zhang (right)
COSMIC MESSAGE

This photo captures the rare annular solar eclipse, where the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun but is too far away to completely cover it, creating a "ring of fire." The silhouetted figures of the photographer and her boyfriend stand in front of the eclipsed Sun over Lake Abert in Oregon. This type of eclipse is a striking celestial event, with the Moon's shadow briefly darkening the landscape.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 16 OCT 2023 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 16 OCT 2023.

THE ALMANAC FOR 16 OCT 2023
DAY
Monday
MOON
New moon, 3% lit
POSITION
Day 289 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 5 days