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Distant Mars is All Right
Today the outer terrestrial planet Mars reaches two points in its orbit around the Sun. Today Mars will be at aphelion, its greatest distance from the Sun this time around at 1.6661 AU (249,245,012...
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Neptune at West Quadrature
Wednesday 28 May the position of the planet Neptune with respect to the Earth and the Sun places this ringed planet at what is called western quadrature. At that orbital position Neptune, and...
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Uranus at West Quadrature – 2014
Tuesday 8 June the position of the planet Uranus, with respect to the Earth and the Sun, places this ringed planet at what is called western quadrature. At that orbital position Uranus, and actually...
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Jupiter at West Quadrature
Click on graphic to see it full size. Thursday the giant planet gas Jupiter reaches the point along its orbit around the Sun where Jupiter would be described as being at western quadrature. It is at...
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Mars at West Quadrature
Sunday February 7th the position of the planet Mars, with respect to the Earth and the Sun, places this planet at what is called western quadrature. At that orbital position Mars, and actually any...
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Jupiter at Quadrature ——— Venus at Elongation
Thursday January 12th the gas giant planet Jupiter reaches the point along its orbit around the Sun where Jupiter would be described as being at western quadrature. It is at a 90o angle relative to...
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Saturn at Western Quadrature
Thursay March 29th, the position of the planet Saturn with respect to the Earth and the Sun places this ringed planet at what is called western quadrature. Saturn is at a 90 degree angle from us as...
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