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For three months, three stars that glow at magnitude 4.3 will get you to
Uranus’ vicinity: Xi^1 (ξ^1 ) and Xi^2 (ξ^2 ) Ceti and Omicron (ο) Piscium. The planet,
which glows at magnitude 5.7 throughout this period, will lie 3.8° north of ξ^1.
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Use magnitude 4.2 Phi (φ) Aquarii to locate Neptune. On September 6, the
planet will lie a scant 0.5' southwest of the star. The greatest separation
between the two objects comes November 30, when Neptune lies 1.5°
west-southwest of the star.The distant planets Uranus and Neptune reach peak visibility this year in late summer and autumn. You can find their locations in the constellations Aries and
Aquarius, respectively, east and south of the Great Square of Pegasus (the four bright stars at the upper right of this map).