Our eighth planet is Neptune. You'll need a pair of binoculars or a telescope yet Neptune should be viewable in the night sky thru January of the new year.
Sky Map - Stellarium
Planet earth will be positioned directly between the sun and Neptune tomorrow evening. Astronomers refer to this phenomenon as Opposition (word of the day). Opposition is an optimal opportunity to view an outer planet.
This image was taken from the front porch a year ago, If you trace the arc of Saturn and Jupiter from right to left - and squint really hard - I think you can spot Neptune adjacent to the center-left margin. Fomalhaut (the loneliest star) is visible where it is expected to be - left of center in the lower 20% of the image.
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