PULL · 20 FEB 2010

This was
your sky.

Geostationary Highway

NASA APOD · Babak Tafreshi

COSMIC MESSAGE

About 36,000 kilometers above the Earth, satellites can orbit once every 24 hours. If they are over the equator, they appear to hang motionless in the sky, a geostationary orbit. This allows them to always communicate with the same ground station. The result is a geostationary highway of communication satellites, as shown in this composite image.

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Geostationary Highway

NASA APOD · Babak Tafreshi

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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PISCES

In tropical astrology, 20 FEB 2010 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 20 FEB 2010.

THE ALMANAC FOR 20 FEB 2010

DAY

Saturday

MOON

First quarter, 40% lit

POSITION

Day 51 of 365

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This was your sky.

Geostationary Highway

This was
your sky.