PULL · 17 AUG 2003 This was
This was
your sky.
Natural Saturn On The Cassini Cruise
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COSMIC MESSAGE
If you were approaching Saturn on an interplanetary cruise, your view would likely resemble this image. This natural-looking view was processed by the Hubble Heritage project. It shows Saturn with its cloud bands, storms, nearly edge-on rings, and the small shadow of the moon Enceladus on the planet's disk.
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UNCOMMON
2003-08-17 · ♌
SKYBORN
Natural Saturn On The Cassini Cruise
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BORN 8351 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 17 AUG 2003 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 17 AUG 2003.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 AUG 2003
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 78% lit
POSITION
Day 229 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaked 4 days ago
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS