The constellation Pisces is now setting in the west soon as
it becomes dark, and this gives star gazers the opportunity to see the planet Uranus
and asteroid Vesta together in the sky. They still make a nice photo
opportunity for keen photographers despite their relative faintness.
Uranus: RA 01h 03m 47.4s Dec +06° 07’ 27” is the brighter of
the two is at Mag 5.9 and shows a small green/bluish disk 3.4 arc seconds in
size. Of course with the aid of
photography there is always the chance that you will capture either of the
planet’s two moons Miranda & Ariel, below is an ephemeris of their positions.
Vesta: RA 01h 03m 58.9s DEC +00° 13’ 23” is of Mag +8.2
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