Uranus

[Chubster]

Will we be able to see uranus (if the clouds ever dissapear) or is it really low in the horizon ?

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/11apr_george.htm

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Currently it is so close the being in line with the sun that you probably won't be able to see it.

Captain Chaos

[Chubster]

Am i right in saying that it will be close to the horizon though ???

[Albireo380]

Hi Beadell,

Uranus is just a little ahead of the Sun at the moment. It rises above the south eastern horizon at about 5.15 am tomorrow and reaches 5 degrees above the horizon at about 5.45 am. By that time, the sun is just peeping over the horizon. Uranus is just next to Venus, so you may see Venus as a morning star and you may just catch a glimpse of Uranus, although the sky will be so light that I doubt you will see it against a lightening sky.

Tom

[Chubster]

Cheers guys