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2024-03-08 22:47:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 22D2C289ED44B50236AEF57B83E70327328F4E35C565FBC09139C1CA595DA202
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This is incorrect. The first photograph of Saturn (as a detailed disc/rings) was taken in 1885 by Henry Brothers. Although some evidence was in 1883 by A. Commons. http://www.catchersofthelight.com/catchers/post/2012/07/20/Solar-System-Astrophotography-History-of-Astrophotography#:~:text=Only%20in%201885%2D1886%20did,image%20both%20Jupiter%20and%20Saturn. https://solarviews.com/eng/saturnbg.htm
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