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A Prominence on the Sun

NASA APOD · Alan Friedman
COSMIC MESSAGE

This image captures a gigantic prominence on the Sun, a landscape of incandescent plasma suspended in looping magnetic fields. The structure is about 600,000 kilometers across, dwarfing even Jupiter. It was observed through a backyard telescope using a narrowband filter for ionized hydrogen.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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VIRGO

In tropical astrology, 19 SEP 2015 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 19 SEP 2015.

THE ALMANAC FOR 19 SEP 2015
DAY
Saturday
MOON
First quarter, 34% lit
POSITION
Day 262 of 365
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