Saturn in opposition and Stellarium

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(06-02-2016, 09:24 PM)bfine32 Wrote: How can we see it at night if it is on the opposite side of the sun?

(06-02-2016, 09:42 PM)Penn Wrote: If the sun is on one side of our planet then a celestial body (in this case Saturn) is considered the opposite side when the Earth is in between the two.  Perhaps astrology people tend to phrase that poorly (I would say I phrased it poorly but I wasn't using my own terminology there).

Easier way to understand it is that celestial bodies are positioned relative to the earth.  Making the center the earth instead of the sun.