August 28, 2002 22:58 Moon Illumination: 68% Field of View: 21'15" x 15'55"
August 29, 2002 23:06 Moon Illumination: 59% Field of View: 21'4" x 16'35"
August 31, 2002 23:01 Moon Illumination: 39% Field of View: 20'44" x 19'14"
September 2, 2002 22:45 Moon Illumination: 21% Field of View: 20'2" x 16'6"
September 3, 2002 22:38 Moon Illumination: 12% Field of View:  20'2" x 15'51"
September 4, 2002 22:32 Moon Illumination: 5% Field of View: 20'2" x 15'51"
September 8, 2002 22:14 Moon Illumination: 6% Field of View: 19'29" x 15'44"
September 10, 2002 22:25 Moon Illumination: 22% Field of View: 20'20" x 15'44"

Uranus is the brightest object in the images above. It moves from upper right to lower left against the background stars as the days progress. On August 28 find the bright star in the lower left with the fainter star just above it. Track Uranus' motion relative to this pair of stars, noticing that the stars appear on the far right hand of the edge of the field of view by September 10. Some of the major moons of Uranus are visible in these photos. These moons are Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon. In the images above not only can you see the planet move across the sky, but you can also see these moons dance into and out of view. Click on the above images for close up views of the planet and its moons.

Image Information: The pictures above were created from summing together 5-15  four second exposures.  

Telescope and Camera Information: 12in. f/10 Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain with an Apogee AP6E CCD camera.