PULL · 12 MAY 2026 This was
This was
your sky.
The Conjunction of Comet R3 PanSTARRS and the Orion Nebula
NASA APOD · Julien De Winter,
Sascha Ebeler
Text:
Keighley Rockcliffe
(NASA
GSFC,
UMBC CSST,
CRESST II)
COSMIC MESSAGE
This composite image features Comet R3 PanSTARRS, streaking across the right, with the Orion Nebula on the left. The comet likely originated from the Oort Cloud, a relic from the early Solar System. Its bright ion tail glows blue as gas from its core is ionized by sunlight.
CREDIT
© COPYRIGHTED Julien De Winter,
Sascha Ebeler
Text:
Keighley Rockcliffe
(NASA
GSFC,
UMBC CSST,
CRESST II) · Julien De Winter,
Sascha Ebeler
Text:
Keighley Rockcliffe
(NASA
GSFC,
UMBC CSST,
CRESST II) · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution.
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RARE · HOLO 
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SKYBORN
The Conjunction of Comet R3 PanSTARRS and the Orion Nebula
NASA APOD · Julien De Winter,
Sascha Ebeler
Text:
Keighley Rockcliffe
(NASA
GSFC,
UMBC CSST,
CRESST II)
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 12 MAY 2026 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 MAY 2026.
THE ALMANAC FOR 12 MAY 2026
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning crescent, 19% lit
POSITION
Day 132 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS