Hi, all.
Not quite a bird note, but I think most of you will be okay with this.
For the next few nights, viewing of Uranus (large celestial body, not a
bird) may be the best for the rest of our lifetimes. If you're in the
mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere (Ithaca, Denver, Lisbon...),
and if you're out after midnight (as I know many of us are), just point
your binoculars at Jupiter (brightest object in the sky, by far); the
green dot just to the "right" (to the west) of Jupiter is Uranus. It is
that easy. The post-midnight sky will be moonless for the next few
nights.
If you live in, say, western Kansas or the Colorado Rockies, you don't
even need binoculars; Uranus is bright enough now to be seen with the
naked eye. If you live in a hazy, low-elevation place like Ithaca, use
binoculars.
Enjoy!
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Ted Floyd
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