Tonight – and for just a few nights – if it is clear simply after sundown it will likely be potential to see the planets Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus above the western horizon, across the ‘hockey stick’ constellation of Aries. Jupiter is, in fact, unmissably shiny, so with Uranus shut by it is an ideal alternative to select this distant fuel big. Not far-off is the comet Pons-Brooks: it is nonetheless brightening and is across the identical magnitude – 5 – as Uranus: you may want a telescope or binoculars to search out them. After all, a ten-second publicity along with your DSLR ought to decide up each. Mercury units quickly after the Solar, however is shiny sufficient to be apparent in case you have clear, darkish skies…
