Titania and Oberon, the two largest moons of Uranus, were discovered by the German-born British astronomer Sir William Herschel on 11January 1787. Herschel, using his telescope, observed the two moons and reported his discovery to the Royal Society.
Titania is the largest moon of Uranus and the eighth-largest moon in the solar system. It was named after the Queen of the Fairies in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Oberon, the second-largest moon of Uranus, was named after the king of the fairies in the same play.
The discovery of Titania and Oberon, along with other moons of Uranus, expanded our understanding of the outer solar system and added to the growing body of knowledge about celestial bodies beyond the known planets of that time.
No comments:
Post a Comment