Uranus will be visible to everyone in the UK tonight

Metro ^ | October 26, 2018 | Jeff Parsons

[EdnaMode]

If you’ve ever wanted to get a really good look at Uranus, then tonight is your best opportunity. Not only is the distant planet at the closest point to Earth in its orbit at the moment, but it’s also particularly easy to locate. The seventh planet from the sun can be found just to the left of the moon in the night sky all this week. The moon is starting to wane after last night’s full moon, but it will still be shining brightly in the sky. Helpful for locating the distant planet.

Uranus lies south-west in the constellation of Aries, close to Pisces, and should appear as a small turquoise dot.

You’ll be able to glimpse it with the naked eye, but you’ll get a much better view if you can lay your hands on a telescope or pair of binoculars.

October is the best time to observe this planet because it’s in opposition to the sun. It’ll rise when the sun sets and stay visible all through the night; providing the clouds stay away.

Uranus as pictured by the Hubble space telescope (Picture Getty) Uranus has a few strange quirks such as rotating on its side, rather than on an axis like the Earth. Secondly, it’s actually colder than Nepture, despite being closer to the sun.

If you plan on getting out to see Uranus this evening then make sure you wrap up warm and try to get as far away from light pollution as possible.

[editor-surveyor]

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No, its a Latin thing!
(if it were Greek, it would be Uranos)

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “But we must trust the press whenever they report on science.” <<

When do they do that?
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[o-n-money]

You’ll be able to see it tomorrow also. It’s a two-parter.

[Afterguard]

Now that right there is funny!

[Flick Lives]

The name isn’t Herschel’s fault. He wanted to call the planet Georgium Sidus in honor of King George III.

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That would have been even weirder. All the planets would be named for Roman gods, and then there’s the planet George.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I am amazed that this thread has not been shut down already. Any story about Uranus should get an automatic ban. The poor planet gets no respect.

[Vaquero]

UK eh?

They say the Queen’s been on the throne for over 60 years. She must have a huge one.

[loucon]

No, its a Latin thing!

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Jupiter were named after Roman Gods. Uranus was named after a Greek God. Pluto was named after a Disney character. Go figure.

[Songcraft]

The Deep State Three

  

"Ok, we admit it - he's our anus."

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[elcid1970]

(sigh) This is THE topic where the jokes just write themselves.

There is absolutely no way to pronounce “Uranus” without provoking a Beavis & Butthead response.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

It is a nice, descriptive name from antiquity: Uranus is named for the god of Heaven, husband of Gaia, the Earth. Etymology: From Latin Uranus, from Ancient Greek Οὐρανός (Ouranós), from οὐρανός (ouranós, “sky, heaven”). Ignore the simpletons and their high school humor about Uranus.

[Spacetrucker]

My wife is the only one that sees THAT!

[dynoman]

Uranus Smells Like Rotten Eggs
https://www.space.com/40374-uranus-clouds-smell-rotten-eggs.html

[posterchild]

Friday night or Saturday morning? You must have either a really good or really bad health plan.

[posterchild]

Yeah, I wondered what the ‘journalist’ thinks an axis is.

[steve8714]

Maybe if I bend over facing west...

[Equine1952]

All this preoccupation with Uranus is due to the dust off of Uranus. Our planet is inundated with this dust. Please vacuum the dust off it. It may save the world. Oh, and grow up. Uranus is important, a little respect here. You clean yours and I’ll clean mine. A great safe weekend to all.

[PAR35]

The writer has a rather juvenile sense of humor. From each paragraph:

“If you’ve ever wanted to get a really good look at Uranus”
“close to Pisces”
“naked eye”
“It’ll rise”
“Uranus has a few strange quirks”
“wrap up”

[fso301]

I’m wearing underwear

[Stayfree]

Or maybe he thought that the word “your” was spelled as “Ur”