Saturn (the kitten) Captures Saturn (the planet) (Timothy Martin)

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Saturn (the kitten) Captures Saturn (the planet)

In June, my wife’s constant companion of 16 years, our cat Stella, died. We’ve mostly been attached to dogs in our lives. But Stella leaving us hit really hard. She was such a welcome figure around the house, and my wife had a really hard time with losing her.

So my daughter and I conspired in secret to find a kitten. Not as a replacement, but as a new beginning. We used a wonderful foster/rescue agency, Dallas Pets Alive, and we found Saturn (whose litter mates were named after the other planets). She’s a curious, gregarious soul and loves to participate in all our activities.

During the day, you can find Saturn either napping, or supervising work in my wife’s art studio. But when evening comes, Saturn is all about astrophotography. She’s especially interested in planetary, and no planet is more important than Saturn.

So like Toonces, who can drive--just not very well, Saturn can do astrophotography--just not very well.

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Title: Saturn and her older adopted brother Seymour

Description: These two have become great friends and are now inseparable

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Title: The Saturn Saturn Captured

Description: This is the image Saturn captured of Saturn. It's not very good, but she's just a kitten, so cut her some slack. I'm sure she'll get better once she figures out how to focus and set the gain properly.

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