Mars overtakes Saturn again - June 2006: Two years have elapsed and Mars has once again caught up with Saturn beside the Beehive star cluster in Cancer.
Transit of Venus, 8 May 2004: A rare passage of Venus across the face of the Sun - the last time this happened was in 1882!
Conjunctions 2004: Not quite a rerun of 2002 but 5 of the 6 suspects are at it again in the west on clear evenings during April and May 2004: Venus, the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
Transit of Mercury: The innermost planet travels across the Sun on 7 May 2003
Dance of the Planets - 2002: A series of conjunctions throughout April and May 2002, including an occultation of Saturn by the Moon.
Where are the planets now? A link to online solar system generators
| Sun | Not really a planet, but the central point of our Solar System | |
| Mercury | The Messenger, always moving back and forth near the Sun | |
| Venus | The Evening or Morning Star, the brightest planet | |
| Mars | The Red Planet, puts in an appearance once every 2 years | |
| Asteroids | The "Vermin of the Skies", left over from the formation of the Solar System | |
| Jupiter | The King of Planets, always worth a look | |
| Saturn | The ringed planet, well presented for several years to come | |
| Uranus | A distant green world | |
| Neptune | Even further away, no more than a small blue disk in the telescope | |
| Pluto | A faint star, even in the telescope | |
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Solar System index | |
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