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What does opposition mean for an outer planet?

Opposition is when Earth passes directly between the sun and an outer planet, placing the outer planet on the opposite side of the sky from the sun.

January 9, 2026

The ecliptic is the sun’s path in our sky

The ecliptic is the path the sun takes across our sky. It's the Earth-sun plane, and, more or less, the plane of our solar system.

January 1, 2026

See the Venus-Jupiter conjunction on August 12

A conjunction is when 2 objects share the same right ascension. The Venus-Jupiter conjunction of August 12 is a great one for observation!

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August 2, 2025

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Scott Levine

Scott Levine is an astronomy writer and speaker from New York's Hudson Valley who has loved the night sky ever since he saw the first photos of Saturn from Voyager spacecraft in the early 1980s. His writing has been featured in several publications including Sky & Telescope and Sky at Night Magazine.