In the late fall of 1999, Jupiter and Saturn came to opposition in Pisces and Aries, respectively, as a prelude to their one-in-twenty-year conjunction,
which would happen the following year.  On this slide photo, we see both planets near the end of their retrograde loops following their opposition
seasons, with both also being well south of the ecliptic.  Note also the brightness of Mira, o Ceti, in the trees below Saturn.