#CarolineHerschel was the #firstfemaleastronomer, but she still lacks name recognition two centuries later

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-caroline-herschel-female-astronomer-lacks.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

@Sheril Caroline Herschel deserves more than a mention here; and a classic example of a man’s work (that of her brother William) unfairly overshadowing a woman’s discoveries.
#CarolineHerschel. #WomenInAstronomy

I like star clusters although I know many do not! I certainly prefer imaging them to sketching them! Here are 3, discovered on the same night in 1783, by the incredible #carolineherschel #NGC189 #NGC225 #NGC659 #EAA

Today we recorded the December issue of #CometWatch in which I gave a talk about #CarolineHerschel and her comet discoveries. It's now on our You Tube channel here: https://youtu.be/JUn739wwVDQ #WomenInAstronomy
NB: Apologies for the mistake when I mentioned Isis Pogson - she became head of the Madras Observatory, not Vassar. Sorry for the slip up!