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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 30 Dec 2001 at 20:04 EDT (8,218 days ago) in Gemini |
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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. Mon, 03 Dec 2001 at 09:05 EDT (8,245 days ago) in Taurus |
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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 02 Nov 2001 at 10:32 EDT (8,276 days ago) in Gemini |
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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 30 Oct 2001 at 17:07 EDT (8,279 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 17 Oct 2001 at 21:13 EDT (8,292 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 12 Oct 2001 at 04:14 EDT (8,297 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 26 Sep 2001 at 20:05 EDT (8,313 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, 15 Aug 2001 at 11:16 EDT (8,355 days ago) in Capricornus |
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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, 30 Jul 2001 at 07:39 EDT (8,371 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 19 Jul 2001 at 18:49 EDT (8,382 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 21 Jun 2001 at 18:50 EDT (8,410 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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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. Sat, 16 Jun 2001 at 14:09 EDT (8,415 days ago) in Taurus |
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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. Thu, 14 Jun 2001 at 08:26 EDT (8,417 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. Wed, 13 Jun 2001 at 13:39 EDT (8,418 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 29 May 2001 at 11:20 EDT (8,433 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. Fri, 25 May 2001 at 08:23 EDT (8,437 days ago) in Taurus |
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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 11 May 2001 at 12:05 EDT (8,451 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 10 May 2001 at 20:03 EDT (8,452 days ago) in Capricornus |
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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, 09 Feb 2001 at 07:10 EDT (8,542 days ago) in Capricornus |
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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, 25 Jan 2001 at 22:46 EDT (8,557 days ago) in Capricornus |