PULL · 1 JAN 2025

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Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System

NASA APOD · Telescope Live, Heaven's Mirror Observatory; Processing: Chris Cantrell
COSMIC MESSAGE

Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our Sun. It contains three stars, with the dimmest, Proxima Centauri, being the nearest. Alpha Centauri A and B form a close binary, separated by about 23 times the Earth-Sun distance, a bit more than the distance between Uranus and the Sun. Alpha Centauri A is the brightest star in the system.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 1 JAN 2025 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 JAN 2025.

THE ALMANAC FOR 1 JAN 2025
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
New moon, 4% lit
POSITION
Day 1 of 365