Catch the moon pointing at Uranus on Friday

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The duo will be close enough to share the same field of view in a pair of binoculars.

rises after 1 a.m. local time in the Eastern Time Zone, Uranus will be located a lunar diameter above the moon," Writes Vaughan."The moon's eastward orbital motion will carry it steadily farther to Uranus' lower-left each hour, so observers looking later, and in more westerly time zones, will find Uranus up to 3 degrees from the moon."

The exact time of the event varies depending on your specific location, so you'll want to check out a skywatching app like SkySafari or software like Starry Night to check for times. Our picks for theAccording to Vaughan, skywatchers situated from northeastern Brazil to the Cape Verde Islands and northwestern Africa will be able to see the moon occult Uranus at approximately 00:30 a.m. EDT .

If you're looking for a telescope or binoculars to observe these skywatching targets, our guides for the

 

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Oh my...

If you look closely, you can see the starship Enterprise circling Uranus looking for Klingons.

Wieviel Uhr können wir sehen?

How come you didn't get banned for posting this? :)

there are so many jokes to be told here. 😁

lfcpriya11

Uranus needs to be downgraded to Pluto status or less for causing this level of laughter!

Astronomers are evenly split on this press release. Half are giggling uncontrollably, the other half is hoping for “that” asteroid just a little bit more.

Dammit Beavis

My anus?

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