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Comet Leonard from Space

NASA APOD · Zhuoxiao Wang, Yangwang-1 Space Telescope, Origin.Space
COSMIC MESSAGE

Comet Leonard, also known as C/2021 A1 (Leonard), is visible with an extended tail in this image from Origin.Space's Yangwang-1 space telescope. Taken in optical and ultraviolet light, the comet appears near the image center. The Earth is visible on the lower right, with glowing layers of its atmosphere.

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Comet Leonard from Space
NASA APOD · Zhuoxiao Wang, Yangwang-1 Space Telescope, Origin.Space
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 15 DEC 2021 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 15 DEC 2021.

THE ALMANAC FOR 15 DEC 2021
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 84% lit
POSITION
Day 349 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Geminid shower, peaked yesterday
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