Aug 21 2010

Neptune will soon complete its first orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846

Today, Neptune’s in perfect opposition to the sun, meaning in a straight line with the sun and Earth, and brightest at midnight. It’s also at its closest to Earth, and nearing the end of its first orbit since its discovery.

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