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Thread #132580   Message #3002273
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
08-Oct-10 - 03:37 AM
Thread Name: BS: Re. Jupiter
Subject: RE: BS: Re. Jupiter
Jupiter and Uranus are very close just now.

Three conjunctions between these planets (see below) take place during the period indicated on the chart, i.e. on June 6th 2010, September 22nd 2010 (opposition day) and January 2nd 2011. On these dates, a line drawn vertically through the two planets (i.e. in relation to Celestial North) show them to be in alignment.

Having identified Uranus' location, the author recommends that Jupiter be positioned just outside the binocular field to minimise the likely effects of glare from that planet. Ideally, searches for Uranus should be carried out on Moonless nights, i.e. in the two-week period centred on the New Moon in any given month
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:HsYiYSYZYswJ:homepage.ntlworld.com/mjpowell/Astro/Naked-Eye-Planets/Uranus-