Observatory offers view of Uranus. From: The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA) | Date: August 31, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Times Leader. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Rory Sweeney

Aug. 31--Having trouble seeing Uranus? Get thee to the observatory.

Even on a clear night with decent equipment, it's pretty hard to see Uranus, according to Thomas Winter, a professor at Penn State Wilkes-Barre in Lehman Township. The blue-green planet seventh in line from the sun is actually larger than Earth, but its distance and the fact that it usually hangs low on the horizon make it sometimes hard to distinguish from other points of light.

Every year, though, the sun, Earth and Uranus line up. It's called opposition, and it's much like the ...

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