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How to See Uranus in Telescopes This Weekend
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| 28SEP2012
| Geoff Gaherty
Posted on 09/30/2012 9:12:53 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
The planet Uranus reaches opposition on Saturday (Sept. 29). This means that Uranus is directly opposite the sun in the sky.
Uranus rises will rise as the sun sets, and set as the sun rises. It will be highest in the sky at local midnight, roughly 1 a.m. if you are on Daylight Saving Time.
Uranus was discovered accidentally by William Herschel on the night of March 13, 1781. All the other planets had been known since prehistoric times, so this was a major discovery in its time, and made Herschel famous.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Astronomy; Humor; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; getaneyeful; jokeswritethemselves; moonsofuranus; ringarounduranus; space; uranus
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To: Jack Hydrazine
"I told my girlfriend I love Uranus. She slapped me!"
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posted on
09/30/2012 9:51:36 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong!)
To: smokingfrog
“The moon obscures Uranus tonight.”
You mean the moon and uranus are in the same location? hmm.
I learned in astronomy class that there is methane gas in the atmosphere around uranus.
42
posted on
09/30/2012 9:54:17 PM PDT
by
OHelix
To: Jack Hydrazine
This requires mirrors, right?
43
posted on
09/30/2012 9:54:31 PM PDT
by
EggsAckley
("There's an Ethiopian in the fuel supply!")
To: smokingfrog
“The moon obscures Uranus tonight.”
You mean the moon and uranus are in the same location? hmm.
I learned in astronomy class that there is methane gas in the atmosphere around uranus.
44
posted on
09/30/2012 9:54:37 PM PDT
by
OHelix
To: smokingfrog
“The moon obscures Uranus tonight.”
You mean the moon and uranus are in the same location? hmm.
I learned in astronomy class that there is methane gas in the atmosphere around uranus.
45
posted on
09/30/2012 9:54:37 PM PDT
by
OHelix
To: EggsAckley
Rear view mirrors including the message imprinted on them.
46
posted on
09/30/2012 9:58:58 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: Dogbert41
Uranus was discovered accidentally by William Herschel on the night of March 13, 1781.I'll never forget that night. I shot out of bed like a ball from a British 18 pounder!
Didn't get a wink of sleep for a fortnight.
Never really believed ole Will's 'accident' story either.
47
posted on
09/30/2012 10:02:34 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
To: dsrtsage
48
posted on
09/30/2012 10:06:20 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Jack Hydrazine
Actually, I am told by astro-physicists that it is indeed possible, that if you’re standing in the event horizon of a black hole, you can actually see Uranus without any special tricks, because light never escaps once you’re in the event horizon.
49
posted on
09/30/2012 10:06:45 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: dsrtsage
OMG! That is hilarious!!
Rectum?
Damn near killed him!!
50
posted on
09/30/2012 10:08:15 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: hole_n_one
With a handle like yours is that all you’ve got for this thread? ;-)
51
posted on
09/30/2012 10:09:47 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
To: fieldmarshaldj; SunkenCiv
An almost asstronomy ping...
Is that pucker power, or pucker factor?
52
posted on
09/30/2012 11:06:30 PM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
(Love me, love my guns!©)
To: Revolting cat!
Those don’t look like they would be of much use to a short lady caught short.
53
posted on
09/30/2012 11:08:04 PM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
(Love me, love my guns!©)
To: hole_n_one
Is that gal a magician,conjuring up that popcorn out of thin air? Neat!
To: Jack Hydrazine
Do I look like Ron Jeremy?
55
posted on
10/01/2012 12:40:12 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: Jack Hydrazine
Man, this is like painting a bullseye on your ass and strolling through a rifle range.
56
posted on
10/01/2012 2:19:29 AM PDT
by
wastoute
(Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
To: Jack Hydrazine
From my 13yr old:
“Uranus is a planet? Who knew?”
57
posted on
10/01/2012 5:44:22 AM PDT
by
LadyBuck
(In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher')
To: Dogbert41; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows; JoeProBono; Daffynition
There's room for a telescope??
58
posted on
10/01/2012 8:21:53 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Obama likes to claim credit for getting Osama. Why hasn't he tried Khalid Sheikh Mohammed yet?)
To: Jack Hydrazine
"Where is NASA again? I need to visit them while I can still fly for free!"
59
posted on
10/01/2012 8:23:33 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Obama likes to claim credit for getting Osama. Why hasn't he tried Khalid Sheikh Mohammed yet?)
To: Jack Hydrazine
You don’t need a telescope. Just look behind the teleprompters, you’ll find one.
60
posted on
10/01/2012 8:58:28 AM PDT
by
stbdside
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