First Time Sighting Neptune and Uranus

Richard Adams wrote:
I'm filled with the heady rush of accomplishment. Woo. )

-He of the red-tinted eyes

Congratulations!

With the current slim planetary pickings I spent some
quality time with Uranus (right next to Lambda Aquarii)
and Neptune (a pretty barren field near 29 Capricorni)
myself last night. While I couldn't verify it myself,
Mars and Uranus are the same apparent size at the
moment (3.6").

Other targets included M2, M11, M13, M15, M27, M57,
Albireo and Epsilon Lyrae. The Pleiades were just
clearing the trees as I was heading back in to the
house, and a streetlight was clobbering M31. No joy
on M16 or anything else in that part of the sky thanks
to clouds and trees.

Laura Halliday VE7LDH "That's a totally illegal,
Grid: CN89mg madcap scheme. I like it!"
ICBM: 49 16.05 N 122 56.92 W - H. Pearce

laura halliday wrote:
Richard Adams wrote:
I'm filled with the heady rush of accomplishment. Woo. )

-He of the red-tinted eyes

Congratulations!

With the current slim planetary pickings I spent some
quality time with Uranus (right next to Lambda Aquarii)
and Neptune (a pretty barren field near 29 Capricorni)
myself last night. While I couldn't verify it myself,
Mars and Uranus are the same apparent size at the
moment (3.6").

Other targets included M2, M11, M13, M15, M27, M57,
Albireo and Epsilon Lyrae. The Pleiades were just
clearing the trees as I was heading back in to the
house, and a streetlight was clobbering M31. No joy
on M16 or anything else in that part of the sky thanks
to clouds and trees.

Laura Halliday VE7LDH "That's a totally illegal,
Grid: CN89mg madcap scheme. I like it!"
ICBM: 49 16.05 N 122 56.92 W - H. Pearce