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Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 at 22:13 EDT (5,758 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 at 00:23 EDT (5,762 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 at 21:49 EDT (5,767 days ago) in Leo

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Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 at 03:34 EDT (5,786 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 at 06:59 EDT (5,822 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 at 03:31 EDT (5,823 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 at 20:27 EDT (5,836 days ago) in Aquarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 26 May 2008 at 12:07 EDT (5,867 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 May 2008 at 20:18 EDT (5,881 days ago) in Cancer

250.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 09 May 2008 at 07:52 EDT (5,884 days ago) in Sagittarius

251.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 02 May 2008 at 22:43 EDT (5,891 days ago) in Leo

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 at 15:10 EDT (5,946 days ago) in Aquarius

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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 24 Feb 2008 at 04:40 EDT (5,959 days ago) in Leo

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Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 at 20:54 EDT (5,973 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 at 17:34 EDT (5,984 days ago) in Taurus

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Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 24 Dec 2007 at 14:40 EDT (6,021 days ago) in Gemini

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Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 23 Dec 2007 at 00:45 EDT (6,022 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 at 02:01 EDT (6,024 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 at 09:09 EDT (6,026 days ago) in Leo

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 at 18:40 EDT (6,027 days ago) in Gemini