PULL · 15 OCT 2006

This was
your sky.

An Orion Deep Field

NASA APOD · Robert Gendler

COSMIC MESSAGE

This deep field image captures the glowing Orion Nebula and the dark Horsehead Nebula, both part of the giant Orion Molecular Cloud complex. The region is about 1,500 light-years away and is a well-known star-forming area. The image combines over 20 hours of data, including emissions from hydrogen atoms.

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An Orion Deep Field

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 15 OCT 2006 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 15 OCT 2006.

THE ALMANAC FOR 15 OCT 2006

DAY

Sunday

MOON

Last quarter, 44% lit

POSITION

Day 288 of 365

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This was your sky.

An Orion Deep Field

This was
your sky.