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Saturn wins miss Universe!

By Bob Berman
Published August 18, 2024 at 10:43 AM EDT
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Saturn always wins the Miss Universe contest. For anyone with a telescope, there are hardly any runners-up. Saturn is just a knockout, and even 60 power is plenty to show it well. The big question is simply where and when to look. Well the when is right now, these nights. The "where" is the constellation Aquarius.

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