Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 11, 1997

Titania's Trenches

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 11, 1997 is “Titania's Trenches,” an image. It is credited to Credit: The Voyager Project, NASA. The original explanation runs about 183 words.

From the explanation

“Explanation : British astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered Titania and Oberon in 1787, 210 years ago today. He wasn’t reading Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream though, he was making the first telescopic observations of moons of the planet Uranus (a planet which he himself discovered in 1781 ).”

— APOD editors, January 11, 1997

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 11, 1997
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: The Voyager Project, NASA
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 183 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 11, 1997 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1997-january-11-titanias-trenches

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