Uranus is very bright

[robnisch]

Ha Ha.
Let the 5th grade jokes begin.

Uranus Just Got Brighter — Here’s Exactly Where And When To Look

With the seventh planet close to its annual opposition — when Earth is between Uranus and the sun — this week is your best chance of the year to see Uranus.

www.forbes.com

84 year orbit!

 

[bigfield]

The 5th graders are taught to pronounce it "YOU-ra-nus", now.

Which is why I'm homeschooling my kids.

 

[Shadowy Man]

Uranus is not bright, but at magnitude +5.7, it’s technically a naked-eye object under very clear and dark skies

So, Uranus will be near the very limit of human eyesight at the darkest of locations.