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October Skylights

NASA APOD · Malcolm Park
COSMIC MESSAGE

Auroras are curtains of light, caused by charged particles from the Sun hitting Earth's atmosphere. This one, photographed in Ontario, Canada, shows the red and green hues of oxygen and nitrogen glowing after a solar coronal mass ejection. The event was seen as far south as Alabama.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 28 OCT 2011 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 28 OCT 2011.

THE ALMANAC FOR 28 OCT 2011
DAY
Friday
MOON
New moon, 2% lit
POSITION
Day 301 of 365
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