PULL · 15 MAY 2000

This was
your sky.

A Halo Around the Moon

NASA APOD · Juan Carlos Casado
COSMIC MESSAGE

Have you ever seen a halo around the Moon? This common sight occurs when high, thin clouds containing millions of tiny ice crystals cover much of the sky. Each ice crystal acts like a miniature lens. Because most crystals have a similar elongated hexagonal shape, light entering one crystal face and exiting through the opposing face refracts 22 degrees, which is the radius of the Moon Halo.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 15 MAY 2000 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 15 MAY 2000.

THE ALMANAC FOR 15 MAY 2000
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 89% lit
POSITION
Day 136 of 366