PULL · 2 JUL 1999

This was
your sky.

Shadow Of A Comet

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Comet Hale-Bopp, visible even in city skies in 1997, cast a shadow against the Sun's ultraviolet haze. The SOHO observatory's SWAN instrument captured this false-color image on March 8, 1997. It shows how the comet's material blocked the scattered solar ultraviolet light.

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CANCER

In tropical astrology, 2 JUL 1999 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 JUL 1999.

THE ALMANAC FOR 2 JUL 1999

DAY

Friday

MOON

Waning gibbous, 85% lit

POSITION

Day 183 of 365

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This was your sky.

Shadow Of A Comet

This was
your sky.