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5 days ago · Earth flies between the sun and Saturn on September 8, 2024, placing the ringed planet opposite the sun – at opposition – in our sky. Saturn at opposition marks the middle of the best time...
Saturn reaches opposition on 8 September 2024, when the planet is presented at its best to us viewing from Earth.
Saturn will reach opposition, when it lies opposite to the Sun in the sky. Lying in the constellation Capricornus, it will be visible for much of the night, reaching its highest point in the sky around midnight local time. From Redmond, it will be visible between 22:00 and 04:35.
- January 3rd, Quadrantid Meteor Shower. Conditions aren’t the best for the first meteor shower of the year, but they could be worse. With the Moon in its waning gibbous phase, it won’t rise until late evening, and unfortunately, will be high above the horizon by the early hours of the morning.
- January 10th, Conjunction of Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn. This is a sight you won’t want to miss, as this is literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the three planets so close together.
- January 11th, Waning Crescent Moon and Venus. Venus is gradually edging closer to the Sun in the morning sky but should remain visible for the remainder of the month.
- January 14th, Waxing Crescent Moon, Mercury and Jupiter. If you missed Mercury on the 10, you’ll have another chance tonight, as the two day old Moon appears to its upper left.
Jul 30, 2021 · See Saturn shine brightly for this once-a-year nighttime spectacle. On August 1 and 2, Saturn will be at opposition, meaning the Earth will be located between the ringed planet and the sun.
Aug 1, 2021 · Starting Monday (Aug. 2), you can find Saturn shining in the sky as part of a celestial phenomenon called opposition. Earth and the ringed planet will be on the same side of the sun and...
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Aug 16, 2022 · Saturn, which has the most dazzling rings of all the planets in the solar system, reaches a point in its orbit called opposition tonight (Aug. 16) that marks its closest and brightest...