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about February 18, September 14, September 24, and December 15 ; with 
Jupiter on July 26 ; with Neptune on August 24 ; and with Saturn on 
September 4. 
The graph of declinations will show whether any particular conjunction 
is a close one. 
The intersections of the graphs with the dotted lines show the times of 
quadrature and opposition for the several planets. 
It will be noticed that. Mars alone is not in conjunction with the Sun 
or any planet this year. 
