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graywyvern
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20 Jan 2011, 5:32 pm

See:

http://oklo.org/2011/01/17/neptune-after-one-orbit/

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20 Jan 2011, 8:05 pm

graywyvern wrote:
See:

http://oklo.org/2011/01/17/neptune-after-one-orbit/

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Cool news! Happy Discovery Day, Neptune.

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25 Jan 2011, 10:58 pm

Yet another reason why humans shan't colonise Neptune - one cannot wait 165 Earth years for their birthday. :D
Although, in saying this, a day on Neptune only just exceeds 16 hours.

As Ruveyn stated, it is very pleasing to see Neptune complete one orbit in documentation.


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25 Jan 2011, 11:27 pm

We gave you status as the furthest planet again for your birthday, Neptune. You better be freaking happy cause a lot of people down here aren't (I'm not one of them, you deserved it you big blue icy ball of gas)