THE PLANETS
Jan 20, 2022
3 minutes
PICK OF THE MONTH
Uranus
Best time to see: 1 February, 19:00 UT
Altitude: 50°
Location: Aries
Direction: South-southwest
Features: Colour, moons, faint banding visible with larger instruments
Recommended equipment: 150mm or larger
The observational window for Uranus worsens this month, so you might be forgiven for questioning why we’ve chosen it as the month’s best planet. Despite its slowly deteriorating position, it currently has the highest declination of all the main
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