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Seen from a superior planet, an inferior planet on the opposite side of the Sun is in superior conjunction with the Sun. An inferior conjunction occurs when the two planets align on the same side of the Sun. At inferior conjunction, the superior planet is "in opposition" to the Sun as seen from the inferior planet (see the diagram).
Mars is at its brightest when it is in opposition, which occurs approximately every twenty-five months. Jupiter and Saturn are the largest of the five planets, but are farther from the Sun, and therefore receive less sunlight. Nonetheless, Jupiter is often the next brightest object in the sky after Venus.
On October 9, 1604, a conjunction between Mars and Jupiter took place, whereby Mars passed Jupiter 1.8 degrees southward. Only two degrees away from Jupiter Kepler's Supernova appeared on the same day. This was perhaps the only time in recorded history a supernova took place near a conjunction of two planets.
The view shows Jupiter including its Great red Spot captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft on the outbound leg of its 12th close flyby of the gas giant planet, April 1, 2018. Picture taken April 1, 2018.
And we're about to witness Mars reaching opposition in 2025. ... Earth sits directly between Mars and the Sun, positioning the red planet directly opposite of the Sun in the sky. Because of this ...
Mars during the 1999 opposition as seen by space telescope Mars at its 2018 opposition, with its atmosphere clouded by a global dust storm that snuffed out the solar-powered Opportunity rover The James Webb Space Telescope captured its first images and spectra of Mars on 5 September 2022.
The biggest planet in the solar system will be on display in the December sky as it shines brighter than it has all year. On Saturday, Dec. 7, Jupiter will reach opposition, the point in its orbit ...
Observers on Mars can view transits of Phobos and transits of Deimos across the Sun. The transits of Phobos could also be called partial eclipses of the Sun by Phobos, since the angular diameter of Phobos is up to half the angular diameter of the Sun. However, in the case of Deimos the term "transit" is appropriate, since it appears as a small ...