Saturday February 23^rd the planets Mars and Jupiter are aligned in an arrangement known as heliocentric opposition. The two planets are on opposite sides of the Sun and are approximately 180^o apart in heliocentric longitude as measured around the celestial equator. Mars has a heliocentric longitude of approximately 71.0^o, while Jupiter is at 251.0^o.
   
   
   

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