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Gateway to the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, where Pluto was discovered in 1930. This weekend, Pluto entered Sagittarius by retrograde motion for the last time of this cycle. When it returns to Capricorn Nov. 26, it will remain there until it transitions into Aquarius in 2023-2024. Pluto’s Sagittarius ingress came with a square to the Aries Point, sending a wave of mortality consciousness through the political and journalistic communities with the death of Tim Russert. Photo by Eric Francis.

June 15, 2008