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To Hercules!

On June 26, 1783, William Herschel presented his calculation of the Solar Apex to the Royal Society, identifying the direction of the Sun’s motion through space for the first time in history.

Scientists today say Herschel was off by 10 degrees, but still got the constellation right: Hercules. The actual direction is towards a spot near the star Vega.

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