PULL · 17 AUG 2024

This was
your sky.

Sky Full of Arcs

NASA APOD · Rory Gannaway
COSMIC MESSAGE

On August 11, a Rocket Lab Electron rocket launched from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. Its mission, named 'A Sky Full of SARs,' carried a small satellite to low Earth orbit. This image is a composite of 50 frames taken over 2.5 hours. It captures the fiery trace of the Electron's graceful launch arc toward the east.

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Sky Full of Arcs
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 17 AUG 2024 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 AUG 2024.

THE ALMANAC FOR 17 AUG 2024
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 94% lit
POSITION
Day 230 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 4 days ago