PULL · 11 MAY 1996

This was
your sky.

Sunlight Through Saturn's Rings

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This November 1995 Hubble Space Telescope image shows Saturn's rings illuminated from below by the Sun. Normally, we see the rings fully lit by reflected sunlight. The three bright ring features are visible because the rings are not solid. They are made of many separate chunks of rocky, icy material, which allows scattered sunlight to pass through them.

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Sunlight Through Saturn's Rings
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Sunlight Through Saturn's Rings
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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 11 MAY 1996 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 11 MAY 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 11 MAY 1996
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Last quarter, 39% lit
POSITION
Day 132 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 5 days ago