German-British astronomer William Herschel discovered the moon of Saturn, “Mimas.”
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NASA's Voyager 2 flew past Jupiter, continuing its journey towards Saturn.
Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus made his first observation of Saturn.
Pioneer 11 makes its closest approach to Saturn.
A conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon occurred.
Two new moons of Saturn were found in photos from the Hubble Space Telescope by Astronomers Amanda S. Bosh and Andrew S. Rivkin.
