Planet - Neptune

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.

Today in Astronomy History
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July 30, 1610
Galileo Galilei first observes Saturn's rings through a telescope.

July 30, 1971
Apollo 15 lands on the Moon

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July 30, 2010
Waning, crescent Moon passes less than 5°30' from Uranus and less than 6° of Jupiter