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Aurora Over White Dome Geyser

NASA APOD · Robert Howell
COSMIC MESSAGE

This image captures a aurora display over White Dome Geyser in Yellowstone National Park. Green aurora appeared near the horizon, with brilliant red bands overhead. A bright Moon illuminated the foreground, and distant stars were visible in the sky.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 17 OCT 2012 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 OCT 2012.

THE ALMANAC FOR 17 OCT 2012
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 4% lit
POSITION
Day 291 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 4 days
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