PULL · 17 AUG 2003

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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Natural Saturn On The Cassini Cruise
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Natural Saturn On The Cassini Cruise
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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
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