Thread: Dawn nearing Ceres, interesting surface features already
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Old 04-06-2015, 07:46 AM
RichardJ (Richard)
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For those interested in the history of Astronomy. I've just returned from Sicily. Visited Palermo Observatory where Piazzi discovered Ceres.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Piazzi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo...al_Observatory

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