Happy Birthday, all!
A number of people were born today, including Emmanuel Ax, in 1949 - I love his playing; Francis Crick, in 1916, who helped discover DNA; John W Campbell, in 1910, arguably the greatest influence on science fiction ever; and Giovanni Domenico Cassini, in 1625, who discovered the Cassini Gap in the rings of Saturn, the broad black band in the 2004 Hubble telescope's picture below...
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Have you ever seen the rings of Saturn through a telescope. A friend set one up a few years ago when Saturn was in a very good viewing position and orientation. It looks like a Christmas ornament. It's hard to believe that it's actually there.
I have, once. It certainly looks ... unreal.
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