Within the next number of weeks, Mecury, Saturn and Jupiter will come within range of the C3 camera-

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Pluto is currently directly behind the Sun moving from right to left (direct motion in older astronomical language).

Mercury will appear in retrograde motion as it overtakes the Earth moving from left to right of the central/stationary Sun.

Although Saturn and Jupiter will appear to move from left to right, as their motion is slower than the Earth, they are in direct motion actually moving from right to left against the background stars. All the planets further from the Earth do this.

I would hope the wider solar system research community would pick up on these perspectives as they are delightful in terms of all the components involved. For instance, when Mercury moves in direct motion behind the Sun, it is quite visible whereas when
it overtakes the Earth with its dark hemisphere largely facing us, it is barely discernible.

The SOHO satellite will not always be with us so contributors should try this balance of predictions and interpretation themselves to their own satisfaction while the C3 camera is still operational.

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