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There's a funny atmosphere on Neptune But as Uranus continued along its slow orbit, the seasons changed, and the northern hemisphere slowly came back into the light. In , Uranus reached its equinox, the time when the equator faces the sun and the hemispheres receive equal sunlight. It is joined in its orbit by 27 known moons and 13 known rings, altogether every bit as bizarre as the planet itself. Hidden among those strange movements may be the keys to understanding the unusual gravitational interactions of bodies across the cosmos.
Astronomers have considered sending an orbiter to Uranus , but there are complications. For one, Uranus is incredibly far away, between 1. Besides that, Uranus is hard to predict. Until then, we can only gaze at the planet across 2 billion miles of space, guessing at its secrets. The best questions in science are the unanswered ones, and the best planet in the solar system is seventh from the sun, shrouded in methane and in mystery.
The best place to see Uranus is in a area with little light pollution and clear skies. Weather in the UK is largely favourable for viewing the celestial event, according to the Met Office, with only parts of northern Scotland shrouded in heavy cloud on Thursday night. The annual opposition of Uranus to Earth means it will next be visible on 9 November, Other planets set to reach opposition before then include Saturn on 14 August, , and Jupiter on 26 September,
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