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Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 at 07:40 EDT (5,354 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 17 Aug 2009 at 16:46 EDT (5,372 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. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 at 23:13 EDT (5,375 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 at 13:45 EDT (5,375 days ago) in Capricornus

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Equinox on Saturn Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 at 14:00 EDT (5,379 days ago) in Leo

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 at 03:34 EDT (5,419 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 at 03:57 EDT (5,435 days ago) in Capricornus

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 28 May 2009 at 23:55 EDT (5,453 days ago) in Capricornus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 16 May 2009 at 21:59 EDT (5,465 days ago) in Leo

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 at 05:49 EDT (5,490 days ago) in Pisces

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Uranus at aphelion Uranus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 at 13:56 EDT (5,509 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 at 21:18 EDT (5,530 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, 08 Mar 2009 at 15:45 EDT (5,534 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. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 at 07:32 EDT (5,558 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, 24 Jan 2009 at 00:33 EDT (5,577 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 22 Jan 2009 at 21:42 EDT (5,579 days ago) in Capricornus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 at 13:08 EDT (5,601 days ago) in Leo

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Mars at solar conjunction Mars 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, 05 Dec 2008 at 16:34 EDT (5,627 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 at 11:54 EDT (5,635 days ago) in Aquarius

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 at 02:40 EDT (5,660 days ago) in Capricornus