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Astro Bob: How we got constellations, and those lost on the way

While Bufo the toad and Rangifer the reindeer never made the cut, all kinds of creatures and things populate the 88 constellations. ....

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Astro Bob: How we got constellations, and those lost on the way

While Bufo the toad and Rangifer the reindeer never made the cut, all kinds of creatures and things populate the 88 constellations. ....

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How was Uranus discovered?

How was Uranus discovered?
March 1, 2021 at 8:27 am
The planet Uranus was discovered on 13 March 1781 by astronomer William Herschel, making 13 March 2021 the 240
th anniversary of its discovery. And by a nice coincidence the planet will be well placed in the constellation of Aries on that date, giving stargazers a good chance of spotting it.
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On 24 January 1986 we got our closest views of the ice giant to date, thanks to the Voyager 2 space probe. Passing the planet at a distance of just 50,600 miles and spending 6 hours within the Uranian system, Voyager is so far the only craft ever to visit the seventh planet from the Sun. ....

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