PULL · 17 APR 2012

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your sky.

Antares and Clouds

NASA APOD · Ivan Eder

COSMIC MESSAGE

Antares, a red supergiant, is about 850 times the diameter of our Sun. It is the brightest star in Scorpius and one of the brightest in the night sky. The star is surrounded by a yellowish nebula of gas that it has expelled, made to glow by radiation from its blue stellar companion.

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NASA APOD · Ivan Eder

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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ARIES

In tropical astrology, 17 APR 2012 falls under Aries (♈). The sign's window runs from 03-21 through 04-19. Aries is the constellation traditionally tied to spring's arrival in the northern hemisphere. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 APR 2012.

THE ALMANAC FOR 17 APR 2012

DAY

Tuesday

MOON

Waning crescent, 16% lit

POSITION

Day 108 of 366

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This was your sky.

Antares and Clouds

This was
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