The sky was clear in the early morning just after 5 am. Venus, Jupiter, and some winter constellations were an impressive spectacle rising over Snowshoe Mountain.
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| Olympus 17mm f/1.8, Sparkle-6 filter. |
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| Venus and Jupiter. Oly 17mm + Sparkle-6. |
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| Venus, Jupiter, Auriga, Orion, Sirius. Leica 9mm f/1.7 + Sparkle-6. |
When I posted the above picture this morning, I was unaware that there are three planets captured in this image: Venus, Jupiter, and Uranus. Uranus is near the top edge of the frame above the Hyades star cluster. Here is an enlargement, with the planet circled:
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| Uranus (circled) above the Hyades star cluster. |
Uranus is currently at magnitude 5.7, which means it should technically be visible to the unaided eye in dark-sky (pre-twilight) conditions. My eyes are probably too old for that, but it should be an easy target with binoculars.
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