Thursday March 2^nd the outer planet Neptune reaches a point in its orbit where it passes behind the Sun as we view this from Earth. Neptune, and the other outer planets, dwarf planets, or small solar system bodies, all eventually reach this position on the opposite side of the Sun known as solar conjunction.

   
   
   
   
   

Click here to go to the Qué tal in the Current Skies web site for more observing information for this month.