Uranus is not considered one of the five planets visible with the naked eye, but at magnitude 5.7, it is at the threshold of naked-eye visibility under dark skies. Unless you're really a fanatic about finding it, however, you'd better grab your binoculars—at least!

Better yet, to resolve the tiny planetary disk, use a telescopic magnification of at least 100X. Too low a magnification and Uranus will look like a point light source, easily mistaken for a star. Even at higher magnification, Uranus is a featureless planet—other than identifying it, there's not much to see. With a six-inch reflector telescope you should be able to detect the pale blue-green color.

Even the brightest moons are only magnitude 14 and out of reach for most amateur telescopes.

But don't worry, they're always right here for you in Starry Night!