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 <title>opposition</title>
 <name>Opposition</name>
 <created>2025-03-30 23:46:23</created>
 <modified>2025-03-31 01:32:59</modified>
 <type>Definition</type>
 <creator id="1" name="bloftin"/>
 <modifier id="1" name="bloftin"/>
 <author id="1" name="bloftin"/>
 <classification>
	<category scheme="msc" code="95.10.Km"/>
	<category scheme="msc" code="45.50.Pk"/>
	<category scheme="msc" code="95.10.-a"/>
 </classification>
 <related>
	<object name="RetrogradeMotion"/>
 </related>
 <preamble>   % this is the default PlanetMath preamble.  as your knowledge
% of TeX increases, you will probably want to edit this, but
% it should be fine as is for beginners.

% almost certainly you want these
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}

% used for TeXing text within eps files
%\usepackage{psfrag}
% need this for including graphics (\includegraphics)
\usepackage{graphicx}
% for neatly defining theorems and propositions
%\usepackage{amsthm}
% making logically defined graphics
%\usepackage{xypic}

% there are many more packages, add them here as you need them

% define commands here</preamble>
 <content>In astronomy, two astronomical objects are said to be in opposition when they are on opposite sides of the celestial sphere, as observed from a given body (usually Earth).  \\


\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=.1]{Positional_astronomy.png}

{\bf Figure 1: Planet confiugration and definitions. } 
\end{figure}</content>
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