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2024-03-08 21:21:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F07930B058A8316D88FF42F3F63580EBF0D7C5E03C9195E972AF8CE675B8D1E0
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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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