Uranus
Best time to see: 1 February, 18:50 UT
Altitude: 54°
Location: Aries
Direction: South
Features: Colour, atmospheric banding through larger scopes, moons
Recommended equipment: 200mm scope or larger
There’s no hiding the fact that the planets are struggling currently. The situation for all of the main planets is poor during the first half of 2024, with them either lost in the Sun’s glare or so low in the morning sky as to be unobservable. Don’t despair though, because their return in the last half
