PULL · 21 DEC 2008 This was
This was
your sky.
Analemma Over the Porch of Maidens
NASA APOD · Anthony Ayiomamitis
COSMIC MESSAGE
If you photograph the Sun at the same time each day for a year, it traces a figure-eight shape in the sky called an analemma. This apparent shift is due to Earth's orbit around the Sun and the tilt of our planet's rotation axis. The Sun appears at its highest point in the analemma during summer and its lowest during winter.
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Analemma Over the Porch of Maidens
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SAGITTARIUS
In tropical astrology, 21 DEC 2008 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 21 DEC 2008.
THE ALMANAC FOR 21 DEC 2008
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Last quarter, 37% lit
POSITION
Day 356 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Ursid shower, peaks tomorrow
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS