The Planet Neptune

Today in Astronomy History
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February 5, 1843
The Great March Comet of 1843 is first observed by Encke.

February 5, 1924
The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins transmitting hourly time signals.

February 5, 1971
Apollo 14 lands on the Moon.

Welcome to Planet Neptune
A website about the planet Neptune

Named after the Roman god of the sea, Neptune is a gas giant which is visable to telescopic viewing. The existence of Neptune was mathmatically predicted by Urban Le Verrier in 1846 and was discovered on September 23, 1846 by James Challis with 1° of the position predicted by Le Verrier.