PULL · 18 AUG 2024

This was
your sky.

A Solar Prominence Eruption from SDO

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Erupting prominences are among the most spectacular sights on the Sun. In 2011, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured this impressive eruption in ultraviolet light. The image is part of a time-lapse video covering 90 minutes. This flowing curtain of hot gas is so large that Earth would easily fit beneath it.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 18 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 18 AUG 2024.

THE ALMANAC FOR 18 AUG 2024
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Full moon, 98% lit
POSITION
Day 231 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 5 days ago