Image of Uranus and 44 Piscium

Posted by Brian Ventrudo

Here’s an image of the close encounter between Uranus and the 6th-magnitude star 44 Piscium.  The two objects cames within 2′ tonight, September 23 2012, making it easy to spot our solar system’s 7th planet in binoculars and a small telescope.  This image was captured with a Mallincam Extreme and VRC-6 Ritchey-Chretien telescope on an HEQ-5 equatorial mount.

The planet Uranus (above and left of center) and the star 44 Piscium at 11 p.m. EDT on September 23, 2012. Click to enlarge.