- May 11, 2022
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In this month: February 2022
Astronomical happenings from the past and the birthdays of astronomers past and present. 19th February 1787 The first observation is made with the Great Forty-Foot telescope. Built by William Herschel he pointed the then incomplete telescope towards the Orion nebula. The reflecting telescope was constructed by Herschel with the assistance of his sister Caroline Herschel between 1785 and 1789 and was located on the grounds of Herschel's house in England. It was paid for b