Oct. 18, 1977: The enigma of Chiron

Oct. 18, 1977: The enigma of Chiron

On Oct. 18, 1977, Charles Kowal was at the 1.2-meter Schmidt telescope at Palomar Observatory in California – reportedly his favorite equipment at the facility to observe with – when he unwittingly discovered an entirely new class of objects. Kowal was conducting a survey for slow-moving objects beyond the Main Belt, taking two plates of Continue reading "Oct. 18, 1977: The enigma of Chiron" The post Oct. 18, 1977: The enigma of Chiron appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .