#main_container {
  width: 550px;
  height: 550px;
  background: white;
  padding-top: 15px;
  padding-bottom: 15px;
  padding-left: 0px;
  padding-right: 0px; 
}

#animation {
  margin-top: 10px;
  float: left;
  text-align: center;
  width: 400px;
}
  #animation .button {
    /* background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, red, green); */
    color: black;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: bold;
    width: 150px;
    border-width: 1px;
    padding: 10px;
    margin: 2px; 
}

#snowflakeposition {
  margin-top: 10px;
  float: left;
  width: 500px;
  height: 500px;
}

/* $fill_color: #98e8f9; */
.snowflake.even {
  fill: #42cae9; 
}
.snowflake.odd {
  fill: #9ee4f3; 
}

/*#rss_chart {
  display: none; 
}*/