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Saturn And My Childhood

I wondered how a celestial object might have a ring. It all sounded very mythical and quite unbelievable, to be frank. As I grew up, the curiosity built up, and I did accept the truth — yes, Saturn does have rings. Did I see them with my own eyes? No, but many pictures on the internet show the same. All the satellites sent, or the stupendously big telescopes, all say the same thing — the object that is 21 times the diameter of Earth looks so tiny, having a beautiful ring around it. The ring looks so enormous, yet its height is just 10 meters — thinner than a sheet of paper if you scale it down. Anyway, all the science may take a back seat; as a kid, it was always my dream to watch those rings in real time. As I was walking along the roadside this evening, it struck me — it’s October, and Saturn might be high above in the sky, the perfect time to spot it. So I just rushed to my room, took out my telescope, and pointed it toward it — boom! My dream came true. I witnessed the rings!!!
It might sound very silly, but for me, it was emotional and priceless. Saturn is indeed beautiful. If you don’t trust any of the NASA or ISRO guys about the rings, you can trust me — I have seen them! Ha ha ha. Anyway, if you get a chance, please do see them, because you are lucky to witness something truly amazing. You might ask why — let me assure you with an amazing fact: if dinosaurs had telescopes, they wouldn’t have seen the rings, because the rings formed much later, after many dinosaur species went extinct!

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