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Why did Galileo observe Neptune but did not recognize it as a planet?

Officially, Neptune was discovered in the middle of the 19th century, but it was still observed by Galileo in late 1612 - early 1613. He was unlucky: at that time, Neptune was at the point of standing - changing the direction of movement across the sky from direct to backward - and Galileo, armed with a too small telescope, mistakenly took the planet for a fixed star.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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