261.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 at 17:34 EDT (5,953 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 (5,990 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 (5,991 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 (5,993 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 (5,995 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 (5,996 days ago) in Gemini

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 at 06:25 EDT (6,020 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 at 03:22 EDT (6,029 days ago) in Gemini

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 at 17:07 EDT (6,044 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sun, 09 Sep 2007 at 14:37 EDT (6,096 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 at 19:18 EDT (6,115 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. Mon, 13 Aug 2007 at 14:17 EDT (6,123 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 at 22:16 EDT (6,130 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 at 11:07 EDT (6,174 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 07 Jun 2007 at 08:16 EDT (6,190 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Tue, 05 Jun 2007 at 19:05 EDT (6,192 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 at 09:26 EDT (6,193 days ago) in Pisces

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 24 May 2007 at 22:01 EDT (6,204 days ago) in Capricornus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 at 17:46 EDT (6,239 days ago) in Leo

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 at 21:23 EDT (6,253 days ago) in Ophiuchus