On January 11, 1787, the English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered two moons at Uranus! Oberon and Titania were the ...
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Ring Nebula, a stunning celestial structure residing in our neighborhood of the Milky Way ...
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Michael's Miscellany: Observe Herschel's Spiral Cluster
You'll find this terrific open cluster midway between 5th-magnitude Sigma Cassiopeiae and 6th-magnitude Rho Cas. This group glows at magnitude 6.7, so even through a 4-inch telescope, you'll see 50 ...
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Jan. 11, 1787: William Herschel discovers two moons of Uranus
In March of 1781, William Herschel spotted the seventh-known planet of our solar system. He wanted to name it Georgium sidus ...
Edition statement and series title from spine label. Ball, Sir R.S. Atoms and sunbeams -- Ball, Sir R.S. Wanderings of the North pole -- Thomson, Sir W. Age of the sun's heat -- Proctor, R.A. Past and ...
The article, featuring Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher, encourages evening observation of Uranus, the solar system's seventh planet. Uranus was historically discovered in 1781 by ...
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Jan. 9, 1848: The death of Caroline Herschel
Born March 16, 1750, in Hanover, Germany, Caroline Herschel was frequently ill as a child, and seemed destined for a life of ...
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