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Vaporizing Meteor Photobombs the Lacerta Nebula

NASA APOD · Tom Burnett

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Vaporizing Meteor Photobombs the Lacerta Nebula

2026-08-03 · ♌

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Vaporizing Meteor Photobombs the Lacerta Nebula

NASA APOD · Tom Burnett

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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LEO

In tropical astrology, 3 AUG 2026 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 3 AUG 2026.

THE ALMANAC FOR 3 AUG 2026

DAY

Monday

MOON

Waning gibbous, 75% lit

POSITION

Day 215 of 365

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This was your sky.

Vaporizing Meteor Photobombs the Lacerta Nebula

This was
your sky.