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TheWanderingStars

Chapter 7 of Signs and Seasons: Understanding the Elements of Classical Astronom

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Wandering Stars Planets that change their positions in the sky against the background constellations
Phainom Saturn
Phaethon Jupiter
Pyrois Mars
Phosphoros, Hesperos Venus
Stilbon Mercury
Superior Planets The planets across from the sun and Earth
Inferior Planets The planets between the sun and Earth
Conjunction A grouping of planets in the sky
Elongation A planet's apparent separation from the Sun
Station A point at which Venus and Mercury "stop" and reverse direction through the zodiac
Apparition When a superior planet reappears in the morning int
Quadrature The point in space where a planet is in a different quadrant of the sky from the sun
Opposition When a planet is opposite of the sun in the sky
Retrogradation The retrograde motion of the planets
Occultation When the Moon passes in front of a star
Superior Conjunction When the inferior planets are on the far side of the sun
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