281.

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 (5,726 days ago) in Capricornus

282.

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 (5,762 days ago) in Sagittarius

283.

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 (5,763 days ago) in Sagittarius

284.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 at 20:27 EDT (5,776 days ago) in Aquarius

285.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 26 May 2008 at 12:07 EDT (5,807 days ago) in Capricornus

286.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 May 2008 at 20:18 EDT (5,821 days ago) in Cancer

287.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 09 May 2008 at 07:52 EDT (5,824 days ago) in Sagittarius

288.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 02 May 2008 at 22:43 EDT (5,831 days ago) in Leo

289.

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 (5,886 days ago) in Aquarius

290.

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 (5,899 days ago) in Leo

291.

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 (5,913 days ago) in Capricornus

292.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 at 17:34 EDT (5,924 days ago) in Taurus

293.

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 (5,961 days ago) in Gemini

294.

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 (5,962 days ago) in Sagittarius

295.

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 (5,964 days ago) in Sagittarius

296.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 at 09:09 EDT (5,966 days ago) in Leo

297.

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 (5,967 days ago) in Gemini

298.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 at 06:25 EDT (5,991 days ago) in Aquarius

299.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 at 03:22 EDT (6,000 days ago) in Gemini

300.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 at 17:07 EDT (6,015 days ago) in Capricornus