THE PLANETS
Sep 16, 2021
3 minutes
PICK OF THE MONTH
Uranus
Best time to see: 31 October, around midnight UT
Altitude: 52º
Location: Aries
Direction: South
Features: Colour, moons, atmosphere
Recommended equipment: 150mm or larger
Uranus will reach opposition on Thursday 4 November. Around this time the planet appears at its brightest and largest for the year, but its great distance from Earth, means such effects aren’t noticeably different to other, non-opposition dates. One benefit of opposition for the outer planets however, is an increased period of observability
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