Originally Posted by dsnik:
“Thanks for that however I don't have an Android phone at the moment. It is my birthday soon and I have hinted.
I do have a good idea where to look through the PC star map. I was wondering from anyone who has seen it through binoculars or small telescope, Is it obviously a planet or does it look like another faint star?”
In case no-one has already suggested it download Stellarium onto your PC...it is free, completely safe, you can set your location, fast forward by minutes, hours, days etc etc. Will give you the whole night sky. You can search, zoom in and out, etc.
Very, very easy to use. You should be aware that the tool bars are hidden! just pass your cursor along the bottom of the screen or down the left hand side and they will appear!
You may be able to recognize Uranus just by its hue with 10 x 50 binoculars, which most people find faintly blue or green. It is very difficult to spot though......you do need to be loking in the precise location and, unlike seeing jupiter and its moons, you will only see a pinpoint of light