<![CDATA[Frosty Drew Nature Center & Observatory: Jim Hendrickson's Columns]]> http://frostydrew.org/publications.dc/get/group-Columns/uid-12/ Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:01:13 EDT Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:01:13 EDT Columns Legionware.net developer@frostydrew.org 60 Observing Neptune in 2013 http://frostydrew.org/publications.dc/show/entry-759/ Our solar system's eighth and outermost planet Neptune reaches opposition on August 27, meaning that it is at its nearest position to us and therefore this is the best time of the year to observe it. Technically speaking, an opposition is when Earth co]]> Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:37:44 EDT Jim Hendrickson