Opposition (planets) Sun. An inferior conjunction occurs when the two planets align on the same side of the Sun. At inferior conjunction, the superior planet is "in opposition" to the Sun as seen from the inferior planet (see the diagram). Opposition (planets) In positional 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). A planet (or asteroid or comet) is said to be "in opposition" when it is in opposition to the Sun. Because most orbits in the Solar System are nearly coplanar
The Planets five then-known dwarf planets, Eris, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Ceres. Unlike Matthews' composition, this work is not intended to be incorporated into a performance of Holst's suite. In 2006, the Berlin Philharmonic, with Sir Simon Rattle and EMI Classics, commissioned four composers (Kaija Saariaho, Matthias Pintscher, Mark-Anthony Turnage, and Brett Dean) and recorded an additional, four-movement suite based on asteroids in the Solar System. The four movements were: Holst adapted the melody of the central section of "Jupiter" in 1921 to fit the metre of a poem beginning "I Vow to Thee, My Country". As a hymn tune it has