PULL · 7 MAY 2008

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The Gegenschein Over Chile

NASA APOD · Yuri Beletsky (ESO)
COSMIC MESSAGE

The gegenschein, German for 'counter glow', is a faint glow visible in the night sky directly opposite the Sun. It is sunlight scattered back by small, millimeter-sized interplanetary dust particles. These particles are splinters from asteroids, orbiting in the plane of the planets. This image from Chile shows a particularly spectacular gegenschein.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 7 MAY 2008 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 7 MAY 2008.

THE ALMANAC FOR 7 MAY 2008
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 5% lit
POSITION
Day 128 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked yesterday