ABSTRACT On 2005 January 14, the Saturn system was observed at true opposition ... There is a strong surge in brightness near opposition. To measure the width and amplitude of the opposition effect, ...

As mentioned previously, it is around the time of opposition ... we saw Saturn and its rings with side-illumination. The magnitude of a planet (or star, or any other astronomical object) is just a ...

In the days after its conjunction with Mercury, Saturn’s brightness will become dimmer, reaching a magnitude of +1.1. A celestial object’s stellar magnitude describes how bright that object ...

While this is true for Jupiter, Saturn ... The next opposition of Mars will happen on December 7. Between now and then, Mars’ brightness will nearly double, causing it to outshine Sirius ...