{"id":37914,"date":"2022-11-02T08:08:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T08:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=113362"},"modified":"2022-11-02T08:17:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T08:17:10","slug":"observe-uranus-as-the-ice-giant-approaches-opposition-this-month","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/observe-uranus-as-the-ice-giant-approaches-opposition-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Observe Uranus as the ice giant approaches opposition this month"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Iain Todd\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 02 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Uranus reaches opposition<\/a> on 9 November, and while oppositions of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are something to really shout about, in the case of the ice giant, a little more effort will be required to take advantage of its location in the night sky.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mars opposition<\/a> on 8 December 2022, for example, will be quite an event, whereas observing Uranus<\/a> at opposition is a much more rewarding challenge.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s still a fantastic target to view even through a small telescope, however.<\/p>\n

For a complete guide, read Pete Lawrence\u2019s fantastic tutorial on observing Uranus at opposition<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Credit: Pete Lawrence<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Uranus is shining at mag. +5.6 in November 2022 and theoretically is visible with the naked eye, provided you have good eyesight, have allowed your vision to dark-adapt, and are observing from a dark-sky site away from light pollution<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As The Sky at Night\u2019s Pete Lawrence<\/a> points out, the thing to do is first identify Botein (Delta (<\/span>\u03b4<\/span>) Arietis) and Epsilon (<\/span>\u03b5<\/span>) Arietis, shining at magnitudes +4.3 and +4.6 respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

They make the side of an equilateral triangle in the sky, with the third vertice to the southwest<\/span>\u00a0marked by two dim stars, mag. +5.6 Rho (<\/span>\u03c1<\/span>) and mag. +5.8 45Z Arietis.<\/span><\/p>\n

More about Uranus:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n