Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus

Back in Santa Fe for the winter.

 Venus, at magnitude -4.2, is the second brightest object in the night sky , after the moon.  Both have been close together recently in evening twilight.

Moon and Venus.  05 Dec.  E-M5iii + Sigma 56mm f/1.4

The third brightest object in the night sky is Jupiter.  Jupiter is near opposition, meaning that it crosses the meridian around midnight.  It currently shines at magnitude -2.8.

Jupiter, the Hyades, and Pleiades.  The white circle is centered on Uranus.  Lumix 20mm f/1.7 lens, softon filter.

The planet Uranus is near the Pleiades and shines at magnitude 5.6.  This means it should technically be visible to the unaided eye at a dark-sky location.  That would rule out urban Santa Fe, which had a sky brightness of sqml=19.75 last night.  It should be easy to find with binoculars, however.  I was able to spot it with a 6x30 binocular, an 8x32 monocular, and a 7x50 binocular.