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13 Nov 2026 · Reel notes

Planetary Parade, part 2: 7 circles, 44 skies

The trick: stop looking at the sky and look at the planet. Each body cuts the globe in half along a great circle. Six planets plus the star make seven circles, and Euler's formula says seven circles cut a sphere into exactly 44 regions. 44 different skies. Part 3: your odds.

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