Starwatch: Mars guides way to spotting Uranus

Seventh planet technically visible as pale blue dot with help of binoculars

It is a tale of two planets this week: Mars and Uranus. While Mars, the fourth planet of the solar system, will be relatively easy to see with the unaided eye, the seventh planet, Uranus, will be almost impossible unless you live somewhere with pristine skies and no light pollution.

So, if you have a pair of binoculars, take those with you as that will help ensure success in tracking down this planet that is technically visible to the naked eye but hardly ever seen that way.