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To: RadioAstronomer
Thought this may be of interest.

But ... where's Uranus?

4 posted on 04/03/2002 4:43:19 PM PST by PatrickHenry
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To: PatrickHenry
Justin? That you?
5 posted on 04/03/2002 4:46:44 PM PST by Texaggie79
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To: PatrickHenry
But ... where's Uranus?

LOL!! Only post # 4. This and pole shifts! I can see where this thread is headed. :-)

15 posted on 04/03/2002 5:08:08 PM PST by RadioAstronomer
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To: PatrickHenry
But ... where's Uranus?

< groaner joke >

Q: Why are there so few gay astronomers?

A: Because all they want to look at is Uranus.

< /groaner joke >

42 posted on 04/03/2002 7:10:41 PM PST by Denver Ditdat
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To: PatrickHenry
But ... where's Uranus?

Don't have a clue, but last I knew, there were some Klingons near it...
47 posted on 04/03/2002 7:23:08 PM PST by CygnusTheSwan
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To: PatrickHenry
But ... where's Uranus?

In april Uranus can be found with binoculars or the small telescopes among stars of Capricornus, Uranus is around magnitude 5.7 Uranus glides within 1/3° of a 12th-magnitude galaxy, NGC 7171, in early April and again in late July. During September and December, the planet passes close to the 4th-magnitude star Mu (m) Capricorni.

Even with my computerized Schmidt Cassegrain 10" catadioptric telescope, it's not very spectacular optically, due to its size and distance. However, photographically its a much better looking image.

Now do you know where Uranus is?

51 posted on 04/03/2002 7:52:26 PM PST by Joe Hadenuf
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