PULL · 2 MAR 2008 This was
This was
your sky.
Comet Hale-Bopp Over Val Parola Pass
NASA APOD · A. Dimai, (Col Druscie Obs.),
AAC
COSMIC MESSAGE
Comet Hale-Bopp, the Great Comet of 1997, was brighter than any surrounding stars and visible even over city lights. This photograph shows it above Val Parola Pass in the Dolomite mountains of Italy. The comet's blue ion tail, made of ions from its nucleus, is pushed out by the solar wind. The white dust tail is composed of larger dust particles.
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© COPYRIGHTED A. Dimai, (Col Druscie Obs.),
AAC · A. Dimai, (Col Druscie Obs.),
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Comet Hale-Bopp Over Val Parola Pass
NASA APOD · A. Dimai, (Col Druscie Obs.),
AAC
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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PISCES
In tropical astrology, 2 MAR 2008 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 MAR 2008.
THE ALMANAC FOR 2 MAR 2008
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning crescent, 24% lit
POSITION
Day 62 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS