Opposite the Sun
Here, the amazing phenomenon where three celestial bodies line up almost perfectly is shown on Earth, when there are planets that are half-way through their "retro-grade motion" when they get on the exact opposite side of the Earth from the Sun, making the planet become lit up like a bright star in Earth's night sky. The fact that Jupiter, the planet whose moons made Galileo realize that the Earth is located in a heliocentric solar system, is one of the two planets currently making its way to opposition is just an amazing bonus.
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