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This is the day Uranus was discovered.
It was March 13, 1781, and astronomer Willian Herschel called the seventh planet from the sun “a curious either nebulous star or perhaps a comet,” according to Brittanica.
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When not watching the skies, Herschel was a composer, known for such rockin’ hits as an andante for two basset horns, two oboes, two horns and two bassoons. That’s what Wikipedia says, anyway.
Herschel “tried unsuccessfully to name his discovery Georgium Sidus after King George III,” NASA says. “Instead, the planet was named for Uranus, the Greek god of the sky.”
Even with a powerful telescope, you’ll be unlikely to see Uranus Wednesday, as the night sky will be curtained by clouds.
Expect a high of 6 C during the day, with increasing cloudiness. At night, a low of 0 C.
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