Planet Opposition Details

iceman (Mike) · #1 20-10-2005, 10:01 AM

I've had an idea to do a planet oppositions page for a few weeks now, and this morning I bit the bullet and did it.

Go to the Planet Oppositions page, which you can also find under the Resources menu.

For the big 3 planets (Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) it shows the date of opposition for the next 15 years (2005 to 2020), including their altitude, angular size and apparent magnitude.

Hopefully the info will be handy to observers and imagers to plan the big years, when to buy the 18" starmaster and Lumenera camera

Feedback welcome.

RB (Andrew) · #2 20-10-2005, 10:04 AM

Thanks Mike

Will check it out.

davidpretorius · #3 20-10-2005, 11:26 AM

thanks

Starkler (Geoff) · #4 20-10-2005, 12:06 PM

Get your Mars viewing in now ! The next opposition as good will be 2016

ving (David) · #5 20-10-2005, 12:18 PM

thnx mikey!

Hitchhiker · #6 20-10-2005, 12:43 PM

Great work Mike. I especially like the colour coding.

[1ponders] (Paul) · #7 20-10-2005, 01:12 PM

Great idea Mike

rumples riot · #8 20-10-2005, 03:30 PM

Like I said in another post, this is a good idea. Gives everyone a reference to plan by. Might really old by the time I get to see Mars as good again. Damn Kepler and Newton with their laws.

#9 21-10-2005, 06:47 AM

Great idea Mike! thanks!!

chunkylad (David) · #10 23-10-2005, 10:25 PM

Another gr8 idea Mike. Thnks