Astronomy
Temperature of Uranus
How's the temperature on Uranus? Cold. In fact, the temperature of Uranus makes it the coldest planet in the Solar…
Ten Interesting Facts About Uranus
The gas (and ice) giant known as Uranus is a fascinating place. The seventh planet from out Sun, Uranus is…
Dense Exoplanet Creates Classification Calamity
[/caption] Given all the fervor over the definition of Pluto (planet? dwarf planet? snowball?), let's hope the debate over the…
Core of Uranus
[/caption] Uranus has a mass of roughly 14.5 times that of Earth, which makes it the least massive of the…
How To Use A Telescope
Choose Your Observing Site To Use A Telescope One of the most important things to begin with is to carefully…
A Herschel Anniversary – NGC 891 by Ken Crawford
[/caption] On this night - October 6 - in 1784, Sir William Herschel was busy at the eyepiece of his…
Surface of Uranus
[/caption] Uranus is a ball of ice and gas, so you can't really say that it has a surface. If…
What is the Weather Like on Uranus?
We understand the weather on Earth. The Sun heats the air at the equator, causing it to rise. The warm…
Orbit of Uranus
[/caption] The orbit of Uranus takes 84.3 year to complete one revolution around the Sun. In other words, 1 Uranian…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – October 3-5, 2008
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's Friiiiiiday... And time to head out to the Moon to begin some lunar exploration. Why not?…