Discipline Leader: Heidi Hammel
Website manager : Tom Stallard
The International Outer Planet Watch is an informal program for the encouragement and coordination of the study of temporal variations in the outer solar system. The Uranus and Neptune discipline covers aspects of many of the other disciplines, but with a particular focus on the Uranian and Neptunian systems.
Image: Imke de Pater, Heidi Hammel and Seran Gibbard

Uranus, as viewed by the Keck II telescope, shows images from each year between 2001-2004. Uranus is moving so that the rings become edge-on relative to the Earth. In 2007, Uranus will reach equinox, providing a once every 42 year chance to view both hemispheres at the same time.

Upcoming Uranian Equinoctial Event

One of the main current themes of the IOPW: Uranus and Neptune discpline is planning for the upcoming Uranian Equinox. Following the 'Uranus at Equinox' workshop in Pasadena on 2-3 May 2006, an international campaign of Uranian observations has been planned, in order to make full use of this once is a career opportunity. As a part of this process, this website will host a list of useful data, previous observations and future plans in order to aid cross-discipline research:

 

Updated: 28 July 2006