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Uranus and two moons
The gas planet Uranus, discovered by William Herschel in 1781, is the seventh planet from the sun (about 1.787 billion miles away) and the third largest planet in the solar system (radius of 15,759 miles). It was visited by Voyager 2 in 1986, and has not been visited since then. Uranus has 13 rings, though they are very faint. One Uranian orbital period around the sun, or year, is the equivalent of 84 Earth years. Uranus has 27 known satellites, two of which are Titania and Oberon. Titania, the largest of Uranus’ moons, was also discovered by William Herschel, in 1787. Oberon, the second largest of Uranus’ moons, was discovered on the same day. Both moons were not observed for nearly 50 years after their discovery by Herschel. They can be observed by modern amateur telescopes. This image was taken by Stephen Revesz on December 30, 2015, using the 24” telescope atop FIU’s Stocker AstroScience Center. The image uses the luminance filter, exposed for 3 seconds, and was reduced by Gabriel Salazar.
Uranus and two moons
The gas planet Uranus, discovered by William Herschel in 1781, is the seventh planet from the sun (about 1.787 billion miles away) and the third largest planet in the solar system (radius of 15,759 miles). It was visited by Voyager 2 in 1986, and has not been visited since then. Uranus has 13 rings, though they are very faint. One Uranian orbital period around the sun, or year, is the equivalent of 84 Earth years. Uranus has 27 known satellites, two of which are Titania and Oberon. Titania, the largest of Uranus’ moons, was also discovered by William Herschel, in 1787. Oberon, the second largest of Uranus’ moons, was discovered on the same day. Both moons were not observed for nearly 50 years after their discovery by Herschel. They can be observed by modern amateur telescopes. This image was taken by Stephen Revesz on December 30, 2015, using the 24” telescope atop FIU’s Stocker AstroScience Center. The image uses the luminance filter, exposed for 3 seconds, and was reduced by Gabriel Salazar.