[billdan (Bill)]

I'm not sure the date when the Encke division was discovered, but Will Hay alluded to it in his book of 1933.

Will Hay was a British comedian that did a lot of movies in the 1930's, but he was also a pilot (he trained Amy Johnson to fly) and a passionate astronomer. He had a 12 inch reflector and including the mount weighed 1.2 Tons.

He made headlines around the world for being the first person to see a large white spot (storm) on Saturn.

In his book (photo attached) he says that there is a division in the outer ring that can be seen occasionally.