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Opposition
The Earth finds itself directly between
the sun and another planet.
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Glossary – Opposition
- opposition is when a planet appears on the opposite of the sky from the sun, as viewed from Earth.
- only planets that are further out in the Solar System than Earth can be in opposition – this includes Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- Venus and Mercury can never be in opposition because they are closer to the Sun than Earth.
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