.....indeed, very disappointing
"Herschel was sure that he had found ample evidence of life on the Moon and compared it to the English countryside....."
"....Herschel went so far to speculate that the interior of the sun was populated"
Civilized Life in the Universe : Scientists on Intelligent Extraterrestrials: Scientists on Intelligent Extraterrestrials,
George Basalla, Professor of History University of Delaware (Emeritus), Oxford University Press, 20.12.2005, p.52 ff