Why couldn't I find Uranus last night?

[Deep13]

Yes, it's a funny name, but I really was looking for it. It is a tiny thing in the telescope. The color is supposed to give it away, a green-blue, but I am not very sensitive to color and it looks grey to me. The only real way to see it is to boost the magnification and look around the general area until I see something like a tiny disk rather than a pin-point of light. I found it before, but could not last night.

[datasuspect]

1. a probe is supposed to penetrate uranus

sometime later this year.

[TOhioLiberal]

2. Oooooh....

...something to look forward to, yes? :rofl: :P

[Deep13]

3. Really? No mention in Sky & Telescope.

Do you know anything about it like who is flying it (i.e. NASA, ESA etc.)?

[texas1928]

4. You weren't at my house looking.

:hide:

[RedCloud]

5. Isn't Uranus a giant gas ball?

I saw that on Star Trek they were flying by Uranus looking for Kling ons!

[Deep13]

6. It is more of an ice giant than a gas giant.

It does contain noxious gas, though.

Mostly it is frozen ammonia among other nasty things.

[Fox Mulder]

7. Were you looking in the direction of Aquarius?

In the south?

Sky map: http://stardome.astronomy.com/stardome/default.aspx

[Deep13]

9. The truth is...

...with all the lunar glow and the nearby Garage Lamp Cluster, I could not find Aquarius or even Capricorn.

[trof]

8. myanus was in the shop over the week-end.

New points, plugs, and a lube job.
Runs like a top now.
Better luck next time.
;-)

[Mutley]

10. It's Columbus Day weekend

What kind of schmuck works on Columbus Day weekend?


:P

[Deep13]

11. Somehow, it was Bill Clinton's fault.