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Looking at Stellarium 10:02pm Monday 13th tomorrow night the planet Uranus will be at 180 degrees ie to the south. So a clear night and something with reasonable power, the planet might be in a good position to locate and observe.
Posted : 12/11/2017 11:43 pm
Had a look at it at the last Blackheath Observing session, and must say that it was difficult to even discern it as a disk.
Always worth a look, but don't expect to see too much!
Posted : 13/11/2017 7:37 am
I think its still worth a look. I did get it in my 8" scope last time (after comically looking at a slight greenish star and thinking that was Uranus...I had kicked the tripod leg so was out of alignment). But I could make out a disc, although quite small and had an in-between green-bluish tint
We have another opportunity at this Friday's Blackheath Stargazing and it coincides with the Leonid's meteor shower so we might catch a bright meteor or two if we lucky.
Posted : 14/11/2017 2:57 pm
