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:''This article discusses the symbol itself. For the episode of the same name, see "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]."'' | |||
:''For information on the connection between the Eye of Jupiter and Kara Thrace, see [[The Destiny]].'' | :''For information on the connection between the Eye of Jupiter and Kara Thrace, see [[The Destiny]].'' | ||
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As the sun of the algae planet begins to nova, the truth of the Eye is revealed. It is not within the temple at all, but the dying star itself, which greatly resembles the mandala inside the temple's central pillar. As the Eye is revealed, the temple's mechanism channels the nova's light and activates the secret of the Eye. | As the sun of the algae planet begins to nova, the truth of the Eye is revealed. It is not within the temple at all, but the dying star itself, which greatly resembles the mandala inside the temple's central pillar. As the Eye is revealed, the temple's mechanism channels the nova's light and activates the secret of the Eye. | ||
A [[Number Three]] steps into the pillar of light created by the central spire and has a persistent vision of the [[Final Five|unknown five Cylons]]. | A [[Number Three]] steps into the pillar of light created by the central spire and has a persistent vision of who she believed were the [[Final Five|unknown five Cylons]]. | ||
After ''Galactica'' escapes the destruction of the solar system by the nova, [[Felix Gaeta|Lt. Gaeta]] analyzes the data Tyrol brought back on the temple and the nova. He surmises that the nova was an astrological marker which points the way to the remains of another supernova some 13,000 light years away in the [[Ionian system]] | After ''Galactica'' escapes the destruction of the solar system by the nova, [[Felix Gaeta|Lt. Gaeta]] analyzes the data Tyrol brought back on the temple and the nova. He surmises that the nova was an astrological marker which points the way to the remains of another supernova some 13,000 light years away in the [[Ionian system]] ([[Rapture]]). | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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* A painting of the Eye of Jupiter similar to the mandala in the temple can be seen on the wall of Starbuck's apartment in "[[Valley of Darkness]]". {{callsign|Helo}} makes the connection between the painting and the Eye after seeing an image of the temple's mandala. | * A painting of the Eye of Jupiter similar to the mandala in the temple can be seen on the wall of Starbuck's apartment in "[[Valley of Darkness]]". {{callsign|Helo}} makes the connection between the painting and the Eye after seeing an image of the temple's mandala. | ||
* A close-up of Kara Thrace in the Hybrid's chamber in the episode "[[Faith]]" evokes the Eye of Jupiter, with Thrace's blue eye at the center, ringed by her bloodied eyebrow and blonde hair | *A close-up of Kara Thrace in the Hybrid's chamber in the episode "[[Faith]]" evokes the Eye of Jupiter, with Thrace's blue eye at the center, ringed by her bloodied eyebrow and blonde hair. | ||
* | *The mandala on the wall in Starbuck's apartment was actually painted by actress [[Katee Sackhoff]], presumably during the set decoration period for "Valley of Darkness". | ||
* | * A ring worn by [[Clarice Willow]] in (''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'') also resembles the mandala. | ||
* | * At 18.49 mins into (''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'')'s pilot, the Eye of Jupiter can be seen on [[Zoe Graystone]]'s wall. | ||
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