PULL · 11 DEC 2023

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Solar Minimum versus Solar Maximum

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Sun's surface is always changing, cycling between periods of quiet and activity. This video shows our Sun at solar minimum, with few sunspots, compared to solar maximum, when it is churning with many sunspots and frequent eruptions. This 11-year cycle is driven by the Sun's magnetic field. During solar maximum, the Sun also frequently throws off coronal mass ejections and flares.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 11 DEC 2023 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 11 DEC 2023.

THE ALMANAC FOR 11 DEC 2023
DAY
Monday
MOON
New moon, 2% lit
POSITION
Day 345 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Geminid shower, peaks in 3 days