From the July 2009 issue

Uranus’ turn in the Sun

September 2009: With the autumnal equinox arriving this month, sky­gazers have about 12 hours of possible night-sky viewing.
By and | Published: July 27, 2009 | Last updated on May 18, 2023
September 2009 Uranus
Blue-green Uranus may not look like much through a telescope, but you can see its small disk at magnifications of 100x and more. Even this close-up look from the Voyager 2 spacecraft fails to reveal much detail.
NASA/JPL

With the autumnal equinox arriving this month, sky­gazers have about 12 hours of possible night-sky viewing.