I'll be checking out Uranus tonight!
“Uranus is faint and can theoretically be seen from a dark site and by a person with good eyes who of course knows where to look.”
Uranus appears as a blue-green haze because of its methane clouds. This thick haze absorbs colors at the red end of the visible light spectrum, and reflects light at the blue-green end of the spectrum. While you won’t be able to see the planet’s rings tonight with your unaided eyeballs, it’s good enough to get a glimpse at this distant beauty.
So if you love Uranus — or just making it the butt of your jokes — tonight’s your best chance to see it on display, no pun intended. Okay, maybe a little.
