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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 15 Nov 2005 at 19:38 EDT (6,798 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 07 Nov 2005 at 02:51 EDT (6,806 days ago) in Aries

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 29 Oct 2005 at 23:19 EDT (6,815 days ago) in Aries

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 26 Oct 2005 at 18:49 EDT (6,818 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sat, 22 Oct 2005 at 08:43 EDT (6,822 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Thu, 20 Oct 2005 at 16:24 EDT (6,824 days ago) in Virgo

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 01 Oct 2005 at 18:07 EDT (6,843 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Wed, 31 Aug 2005 at 22:54 EDT (6,874 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Mon, 08 Aug 2005 at 12:02 EDT (6,897 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sat, 23 Jul 2005 at 12:50 EDT (6,913 days ago) in Cancer

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 17 Jul 2005 at 12:24 EDT (6,919 days ago) in Pisces

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 14 Jun 2005 at 19:08 EDT (6,952 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 05 Jun 2005 at 03:31 EDT (6,961 days ago) in Virgo

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 19 May 2005 at 20:36 EDT (6,978 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter at aphelion Jupiter passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 17 Apr 2005 at 13:33 EDT (7,010 days ago) in Virgo

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 04 Apr 2005 at 09:38 EDT (7,023 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 03 Apr 2005 at 11:22 EDT (7,024 days ago) in Virgo

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 21 Mar 2005 at 21:42 EDT (7,037 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Fri, 25 Feb 2005 at 01:23 EDT (7,061 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Thu, 03 Feb 2005 at 14:20 EDT (7,083 days ago) in Capricornus