The planet Uranus.

[Chris_Жанна 11]

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, and the third-largest and fourth most massive planet in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus (Ancient Greek: Οὐρανός) the father of Cronus (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter). Though it is visible to the naked eye like the five classical planets, it was never recognized as a planet by ancient observers because of its dimness and slow orbit.^[16] Sir William Herschel announced its discovery on March 13, 1781, expanding the known boundaries of the Solar System for the first time in modern history. Uranus was also the first planet discovered with a telescope.

Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune, and both are of different chemical composition than the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. As such, astronomers sometimes place them in a separate category, the "ice giants". Uranus's atmosphere, while similar to Jupiter and Saturn's in its primary composition of hydrogen and helium, contains more "ices" such as water, ammonia and methane, along with traces of hydrocarbons.^[12] It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System, with a minimum temperature of 49 K (–224 °C). It has a complex, layered cloud structure, with water thought to make up the lowest clouds, and methane thought to make up the uppermost layer of clouds.^[12] In contrast the interior of Uranus is mainly composed of ices and rock.^[11]

Like the other giant planets, Uranus has a ring system, a magnetosphere, and numerous moons. The Uranian system has a unique configuration among the planets because its axis of rotation is tilted sideways, nearly into the plane of its revolution about the Sun. As such, its north and south poles lie where most other planets have their equators.^[17] Seen from Earth, Uranus's rings can sometimes appear to circle the planet like an archery target and its moons revolve around it like the hands of a clock, though in 2007 and 2008 the rings appeared edge-on. In 1986, images from Voyager 2 showed Uranus as a virtually featureless planet in visible light without the cloud bands or storms associated with the other giants.^[17] However, terrestrial observers have seen signs of seasonal change and increased weather activity in recent years as Uranus approached its equinox. The wind speeds on Uranus can reach 250 meters per second (900 km/h, 560 mph).^[18]

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[Chris_Жанна 11]

Quick Facts about Uranus

Topic

Data

Diameter

51,118 km

Density

1.29 g/cm³

Mass

8.686 x 10²⁵ kg

Volume

6.995 x 10¹³ km³

Temperature Range

-214° C to >-205° C

Atmosphere

Hydrogen, Helium, Methane

Winds

Up to 160 m/s

Moons

16

Average Distance from Sun

2,870,990,000 km

Orbital Period

84 Years, 3 Days, 15.66 Hours

Rotation

0 Days, 17.25 Hours

Tilt

97.86°

Rings

Yes

Composition

Hydrogen and Helium

Magnetic Field

Extends 15 times planet radius

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Also a fascinating planet in terms of astrology:

http://thezodiac.com/rebel.htm

[scandal 951]

What does the Star Ship Enterprise and toilet paper have in common?

They circle around Uranus wiping out Klingons.

[Chris_Жанна 11]

Uranus Retrograde 2010

JULY 5 through DECEMBER 5 2010

Uranus tends to be more potent and more Uranian when retrograde. When Uranus is direct in the natal chart, intuitive and inventive impulses flow on a regular basis but, when it is retrograde, this energy builds to a certain level and then it explodes forth as in a “Eureka!” experience. In this building-up process, Uranus tends to be more potent and more willfully dogmatic. Uranus’ retrograde motion tends to stimulate deep psychological investigation and analysis. Its research, however, seeks answers that satisfies the mind and explains “Why?”. This is frequently observed in people who have Uranus retrograde natally as they make mountains out of molehills in their quest to know WHY! Obviously, this is an excellent time for mental studies that explore human behavior and psychology. It favors activities that require bursts of inventive and intuitive energy. It favors psychological counseling connected with freedom urges and disconnected patterns of relating.

When Uranus is retrograde natally, the rebellious urges tend to bottle up, bottle up and then burst forth seemingly out of nowhere. This stems from the fact that these people need to make changes internally before they can manifest them in the external world. During this “processing” phase, the individual rarely realizes just how rebellious he or she is. When Uranus transits retrograde, it will reawaken freedom urges causing the individual to suddenly rebel against any ruts or confinement in the life. I feel that it is better to process what needs to change while Uranus is retrograde and actualize the change when it turns direct. The retrograde simply makes you aware but it is generally not wise to impulsively act upon an awareness.

• Rebelliousness intense and misdirected: JULY 29-31 (Mars), JULY 20-AUGUST 1 (Saturn), OCTOBER 1-2 (Mercury), NOVEMBER 27-28 (Mercury). For the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction, see article on this website.

Filed in Retrogrades 2010

[Mister J 18]

Quick Facts about Uranus

Topic

Data

Diameter

51,118 km

Density

1.29 g/cm³

Mass

8.686 x 10²⁵ kg

Volume

6.995 x 10¹³ km³

Temperature Range

-214° C to >-205° C

Atmosphere

Hydrogen, Helium, Methane

Winds

Up to 160 m/s

Moons

16

Average Distance from Sun

2,870,990,000 km

Orbital Period

84 Years, 3 Days, 15.66 Hours

Rotation

0 Days, 17.25 Hours

Tilt

97.86°

Rings

Yes

Composition

Hydrogen and Helium

Magnetic Field

Extends 15 times planet radius

That means that Uranus is full of gas?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

:lol: Edited October 10, 2010 by Kathryn41

[Chris_Жанна 11]

What does the Star Ship Enterprise and toilet paper have in common?

They circle around Uranus wiping out Klingons.

Scandal I am sorry you are ruining my enjoyment of this site with your humor. This is unacceptable. Uranus is a very serious subject matter.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

triple threads on the same subject matter have been merged. You can have fun - but don't become ridiculous with it, ok? Thanks.

[scandal 951]

Scandal I am sorry you are ruining my enjoyment of this site with your humor. This is unacceptable. Uranus is a very serious subject matter.

[Chris_Жанна 11]

Ok here is what I do not get. I made a joke about Uranus before and it got deleted and I was scolded. How come a Mod laughs at the same joke that was made that got erased??

Kathryn I have nothing against you. I just don't understand the duality of what I was PM'd about from another mod.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Hoping that Otto will weigh in with his vast wisdom on the topic.

Edited October 10, 2010 by Hopp

[Chris_Жанна 11]

It's ok I'm sure you will find a way to get past this.

[Chris_Жанна 11]

triple threads on the same subject matter have been merged. You can have fun - but don't become ridiculous with it, ok? Thanks.

See, and like that I will stop. Kathryn, thank you for having a sense of humor.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

. . . and just when I was becoming fascinated with all of this information about Uranus . . .

(post containing personal attack and post quoting same have also been removed).

Edited October 10, 2010 by Kathryn41