<p>In March of 1899, William Pickering discovered Phoebe, a moon of Saturn, on photographic plates taken on Aug. 16, 1898, by DeLisle Stewart. It was the first moon to be discovered photographically, rather than observationally, and over a hundred years later, it would be the first target of the Cassini spacecraft. Phoebe orbits at a<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/aug-16-1898-phoebe-makes-an-appearance/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Aug. 16, 1898: Phoebe makes an appearance"</span></a></p>
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In March of 1899, William Pickering discovered Phoebe, a moon of Saturn, on photographic plates taken on Aug. 16, 1898, by DeLisle Stewart. It was the first moon to be discovered photographically, rather than observationally, and over a hundred years later, it would be the first target of the Cassini spacecraft. Phoebe orbits at aContinue reading “Aug. 16, 1898: Phoebe makes an appearance”
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