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Planets, Great Wall, and Solar Eclipse
During the August 2008 total solar eclipse, this dramatic skyscape was recorded above the Jiayuguan Fort along the Great Wall of China. The Moon's silhouette, surrounded by a glistening solar corona, hangs above the fort. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and the bright star Regulus were also visible, lined up along the ecliptic plane.
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In tropical astrology, 18 JUL 2009 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 JUL 2009.