Were the Temple and Kohen Gadol Models of the Universe?
One of the East Gates represented Saturn and so did the Kohen Gadol's Turban. You can see Saturn tonight after 9 in the South East.
First the Shabbat Sky:
Talmudology.com shares a fascinating article positing that the Temple was not only the physical resting place of God on earth. It was also a model of the universe itself, and built into it was the very structure of our solar system.
Rabbi Moses Isserles (d. 1572). better known by his acronym as the Rema wrote:
In regard to the Kohen Gadol, Rabbeinu Bahya’s (d. 1340) commentary on Vayikra 8:7 shares how each of the his garments represented a different planet: