The Planet Uranus

Welcome to Planet Uranus
A website about the planet Uranus

Named after the Greek god of the sky, Uranus is a gas giant which is visable to telescopic viewing. The Uranus was the first planet discovered in modern (non-classical) times by Sir William Herschel on March 13, 1781. It is also the first planet discover with a telescope as opposed to the naked eye.

Today in Astronomy History
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September 6, 3761 BCE
Origin of the Hebrew Calendar

September 6, 3114 BCE
According to the proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started.

September 6, 1997
Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns, and John J. Kavelaars using the 200-inch Hale telescope discovers the Uranian moons: Caliban and Sycorax.