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Uranus up close: Giant ice planet set to be its closest to Earth tonight and will be visible [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | Ocrtober 19, 2017 | Cheyenne MacDonald

Posted on 10/19/2017 6:44:17 AM PDT by C19fan

You might not need a telescope to spot Uranus tonight. The ice giant planet will reach opposition on Thursday, bringing it to the closest point in its orbit to Earth. In this position, the blue-green planet will be visible in the sky all night long – and, while you’ll definitely be able to see it with binoculars, NASA says Uranus may even be bright enough to see with the naked eye.

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TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: uranus; youranus
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To: real saxophonist

I love that whole suite, particularly Jupiter and Mars.


61 posted on 10/19/2017 8:22:22 AM PDT by rlmorel (Liberals: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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To: SkyShot

Uranus obviously has hygiene issues.


62 posted on 10/19/2017 8:23:16 AM PDT by rlmorel (Liberals: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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To: rlmorel

Okay. My work is done here.


63 posted on 10/19/2017 8:24:45 AM PDT by rlmorel (Liberals: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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To: C19fan
Uranus up close...

Who writes these lead-ins?!

64 posted on 10/19/2017 8:36:05 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: rlmorel
Speaking of Jupiter, I discovered this a couple weeks ago.
65 posted on 10/19/2017 8:37:52 AM PDT by real saxophonist ( YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
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To: C19fan

Will it be close enough for liberals to pull stuff out of it?


66 posted on 10/19/2017 8:44:44 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Let Trump Be Trump. Would you rather have Hillary?)
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To: C19fan

I’m sorry, I’m just not interested in Uranus...


67 posted on 10/19/2017 8:46:07 AM PDT by Thunder 6
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To: C19fan
Is this a health clinic now?

Ed

68 posted on 10/19/2017 8:59:24 AM PDT by husky ed (FOX NEWS ALERT "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead" THIS HAS BEEN A FOX NEWS ALERT)
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To: C19fan

On a more serious note, unless you have a dark sky, you probably won’t see it.

I plan on going to my clubs dark sky site and look for Uranus (U-RAN-us would be the pronunciation in Latin), and I know where to look, so, if I do see it naked eye, I will be surprised.

And besides, the scientist changed the name of the 7th planet to finally kill that joke.

It’s now called “Urectum”. (Thanks Professor Farnsworth!)


69 posted on 10/19/2017 9:09:36 AM PDT by Conan the Librarian (The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
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To: real saxophonist

I can’t thank you enough for posting that link...that is tremendous...what a great idea to do it on saxophones...I would have never thought of that, but the sound for that particular tune (Jupiter) is well suited to it...a lightness on the feet, somewhat jolly and whimsical!

Thanks-that made my day, I have a couple of people I am going to send it to!


70 posted on 10/19/2017 9:40:13 AM PDT by rlmorel (Liberals: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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To: pinkandgreenmom

>>>And running around telling “Uranus” jokes because 13 year old boy<<<

So, he’s a regular FR Poster?


71 posted on 10/19/2017 9:41:53 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative ( Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.Does the Government)
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To: Mr. K

Rectum? I hardly even... oh, nevermind.


72 posted on 10/19/2017 10:06:34 AM PDT by dangus
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To: Seruzawa

>> Er. It’s a Gas Giant. Not an ice giant. <<

It’s true that Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are formally called, “gas giants.” But Uranus has way, way, way more ice than gas, so it’s literally more accurate to call it an ice giant. It’s a VERY different planet, structurally, than Jupiter, because it’s mostly ammonia, methane and water ice, whereas Jupiter is mostly metallic hydrogen.


73 posted on 10/19/2017 10:11:14 AM PDT by dangus
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To: C19fan
Just a little too close to see Uranus.


74 posted on 10/19/2017 10:20:33 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: C19fan

I don’t want to be that close


75 posted on 10/19/2017 11:24:16 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: C19fan

I haven’t heard mention of the Hubble telescope for a long time lately, is the thing still operational?


76 posted on 10/19/2017 12:03:44 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: fella

Good one


77 posted on 10/19/2017 12:04:20 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: C19fan
How to view Uranus Image and video hosting by TinyPic
78 posted on 10/19/2017 12:35:06 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: pinkandgreenmom

Does he post on here under various names, say about 100 or so ? ;)


79 posted on 10/19/2017 6:39:32 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: VietVet876

LOL.


80 posted on 10/19/2017 6:44:53 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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