PULL · 5 OCT 2001

This was
your sky.

A Flock of Stars

NASA APOD · Roger A. Hopkins

COSMIC MESSAGE

Our Sun is a lonely star, with only a few neighbors within ten light-years. But in a star cluster, thousands of stars might fill the same space. The night sky in such a dense neighborhood would be filled with countless stars, a stark contrast to our own familiar view.

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2001-10-05 · ♎

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A Flock of Stars

NASA APOD · Roger A. Hopkins

BORN 9101 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 5 OCT 2001 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 OCT 2001.

THE ALMANAC FOR 5 OCT 2001

DAY

Friday

MOON

Waning gibbous, 91% lit

POSITION

Day 278 of 365

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This was your sky.

A Flock of Stars

This was
your sky.