Thread: spotting uranus
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Old 26-08-2010, 05:18 PM
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Uranus can be seen with the unaided eye, but as pointed out it is around 6th mag and so you would require dark skies, certainly without the Moon. I was able to watch it a few years ago at the Queensland Astrofest, but to be honest I didn't even try to spot it this year. Jupiter is also a bright light in the sky, so I'm not sure how this will affect visibility.

Good luck with the viewing.

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Tony
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