Sky event forecast · Tuesday night, Nov 24

Uranus at Opposition

Uranus is at its biggest and brightest of the year. Visible in binoculars from a dark spot. The full Moon is also nearby that night.

Uranus at Opposition: viewing forecast for Central Oregon

Uranus at its biggest and brightest of the year, with a viewing rating for every CORWX viewing spot and town from the NWS cloud forecast and the Moon. The full Moon is also nearby that night.

When
Tuesday night, Nov 24, into Wednesday morning, Nov 25 · rated 8 PM to 4 AM
Peak
Uranus is opposite the Sun: up all night, highest around midnight, and at its biggest and brightest of the year, magnitude 5.6.
How many
At the edge of naked-eye visibility from a truly dark spot. Easy in binoculars.
Where to look
Find the Pleiades, in the east after dark and high in the south around midnight. Uranus is a few degrees south of the cluster: a faint, steady, blue-green point. The full Moon is close by the same night, so keep it out of your field of view.
Moon
Full moon, 99% lit. Fully dark 6:13 PM to 5:31 AM (Bend area).

Viewing rating by place

The NWS cloud forecast reaches this night about Wednesday, Nov 18. Ratings for each place appear then and update every couple of hours.

CORWX viewing spots

PlaceRating · best hours8pm9pm10pm11pm12am1am2am3am
Pine Mountain ObservatoryNot yet----------------
Oregon Observatory at Sunriver Nature CenterNot yet----------------
HopservatoryNot yet----------------
Pilot ButteNot yet----------------
Horse Butte / Coyote ButteNot yet----------------
Ochoco State Scenic ViewpointNot yet----------------
Lava Butte LookoutNot yet----------------
Paulina PeakNot yet----------------
Three Sisters ViewpointNot yet----------------
Dee Wright ObservatoryNot yet----------------
Tumalo MountainNot yet----------------
Lookout MountainNot yet----------------

Towns

PlaceRating · best hours8pm9pm10pm11pm12am1am2am3am
BendNot yet----------------
RedmondNot yet----------------
SistersNot yet----------------
SunriverNot yet----------------
La PineNot yet----------------
PrinevilleNot yet----------------
MadrasNot yet----------------
Warm SpringsNot yet----------------
ExcellentGoodFairPoorTwilightClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyCloudyEach hour: viewing color, sky cover, temperature (°F), wind (mph; g = gusts). Hover or tap an hour for the exact numbers.

Cloud cover is the National Weather Service sky cover forecast for each place, in percent, hour by hour, as of 9:10 AM, Nov 12. Ratings use the average over the hours shown: Excellent at most 15% cloud, Good 35%, Fair 65%, otherwise Poor. Best hours: the longest stretch of two or more Good or Excellent hours; a bright moon up most of the night lowers it one step. Smoke and local haze are not included.

Organized viewing

  • Winter night viewing · Oregon Observatory at Sunriver Nature Center
    Nightly through Dec 30, 7 – 8:30 PM · Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, 57245 River Rd
    Telescopes with staff astronomers. Ticketed, limited capacity; sessions run in any weather.
    Details

Event times: Star Walk: Astronomy Calendar 2026. Sun and moon worked out by CORWX.