Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Titania's Trenches
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 30, 2000 is “Titania's Trenches,” an image. It is credited to Credit: The Voyager Project , NASA. The original explanation runs about 184 words.
From the explanation
“British astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered Titania and Oberon in January of 1787. 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, September 30, 2000
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- September 30, 2000
- 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 184 words