PULL · 19 DEC 2005

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Thin Rings Around Polarized Saturn

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Saturn's rings are about one kilometer thick, making them many times thinner, in relative proportion, than a razor blade. The Cassini spacecraft, orbiting Saturn, captured this image nearly along the ring plane. It dramatically highlights the rings' thinness.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 19 DEC 2005 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 19 DEC 2005.

THE ALMANAC FOR 19 DEC 2005
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 89% lit
POSITION
Day 353 of 365