Saturday, January 31, 2009

Uranus

Here's a photo I took last night:
EXT70AT, DSI IIC




Uranus (uranus.ogg /ˈjʊərənəs/ or en-us-Uranus.ogg /jʊˈreɪnəs/ [12]) is the seventh planet from the Sun and the third-largest and fourth most massive planet in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky (Uranus, Οὐρανός), the father of Kronos (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter). Though it is visible to the naked eye like the five classical planets, it was never recognized as a planet by ancient observers because of its dimness and slow orbit.[13] Sir William Herschel announced its discovery on March 13, 1781, expanding the known boundaries of the solar system for the first time in modern history. This was also the first discovery of a planet made using a telescope. (from Wikipedia)

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