Uranus is not visible to the naked eye under normal conditions; it is just too faint. With really dark skies and excellent eyesight, a few fortunate observers have claimed to have spotted Uranus just on the cusp of naked-eye visibility. However, most of us will need optical aid in the form of at least binoculars – and preferably a small telescope – to observe this 7th planet orbiting in a tilted trajectory around the Sun. Even an ordinary pair of 7×50mm binoculars shows Uranus as a greenish-blue disk.