PULL · 18 DEC 2006

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Aurora Over Iowa

NASA APOD · Stan Richards (NightSkyEvents.com)
COSMIC MESSAGE

Last Thursday, spectacular northern lights shone over Iowa, a location not often graced with auroral displays. This wide-ranging aurora was triggered by a large solar flare that collided with Earth's magnetosphere. A photographer captured this image, showing the colorful glow across the sky. These auroras are caused by energetic particles from the Sun interacting with our planet's atmosphere.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 18 DEC 2006 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 DEC 2006.

THE ALMANAC FOR 18 DEC 2006
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning crescent, 4% lit
POSITION
Day 352 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Geminid shower, peaked 4 days ago