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Comets and Bright Star

NASA APOD · Fritz Helmut Hemmerich
COSMIC MESSAGE

This two-panel mosaic from January 2016 captures two comets and a bright star. Comet Borrelly, with its faint coma and tail, is visible near the top. Its nucleus was visited by the Deep Space 1 spacecraft in 2001. Anchoring the bottom is the brilliant star Arcturus and Comet Catalina, which was also visible in early 2016.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 6 JAN 2016 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 JAN 2016.

THE ALMANAC FOR 6 JAN 2016
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waning crescent, 12% lit
POSITION
Day 6 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Quadrantid shower, peaked 2 days ago
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