Constellations and the Calendar
Did you recently hear that NASA changed the zodiac signs? Nope, they definitely didn’t…they just did the math ;)
First Things First: Astrology is NOT Astronomy…
Astronomy is the scientific study of everything in outer space. Astronomers and other scientists know that stars many light years away have no effect on the ordinary activities of humans on Earth.
Astrology is something else. It’s not science. No one has shown that astrology can be used to predict the future or describe what people are like based on their birth dates.
What is the zodiac and what is special about these constellations?
Imagine a straight line drawn from Earth though the sun and out into space way beyond our solar system where the stars are. Then, picture Earth following its orbit around the sun. This imaginary line would rotate, pointing to different stars throughout one complete trip around the sun – or, one year. All the stars that lie close to the imaginary flat disk swept out by this imaginary line are said to be in the zodiac.
The constellations in the zodiac are simply the constellations that this imaginary straight line points to in its year-long journey.
What are Constellations?
A constellation is group of stars like a dot to dot puzzle. If you join the dots— stars, that is — and use lots of imagination, the picture would look like an object, animal, or person. For example, Orion is a group of stars that the Greeks thought looked like a giant hunter with a sword attached to his belt. Other than making a pattern in Earth’s sky, these stars may not be related at all.
Even the closest star is almost unimaginably far away. Because they are so far away, the shapes and positions of the constellations in Earth’s sky change very, very slowly. During one human lifetime, they change hardly at all.
When the Babylonians first invented the 12 signs of zodiac, a birthday between about July 23 and August 22 meant being born under the constellation Leo. Now, 3,000 years later, the sky has shifted because Earth's axis (North Pole) doesn't point in quite the same direction.
Now, if your birthday is August 4 would mean you're born "under the sign" of Cancer (one constellation "earlier"), not Leo.
If you know anyone who's ever blamed their misfortune on Mercury being in retrograde, please direct their attention here:
http://www.universetoday.com/22135/mercury-retrograde/
Article:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2107207-no-nasa-hasnt-changed-the-zodiac-signs-or-added-a-new-one/
Read & learn...and maybe have a laugh:
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/starfinder2/en/
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ReplyDeleteHi! Certainly Astrology is not Astronomy but you forget to speak about what is shown on the picture... Few people know that there is a 13rd astrological sign, not mentionned in the traditional Astrology: Ophiuchus (Serpentaire in French). The Sun enters this constellation on November 29 or 30 and leaves on December 18, it is located between the Scorpio and the Sagittarius. The symbol resembles that used for pharmacies: a snake wrapped around a stick.
ReplyDeleteThe Serpentaire (coming from the Latin) in French is the name of a bird who hunts snakes, Ophiuchus (coming from the greek ophis) means 'serpent-bearer', notice the 'Brittle stars' or 'Serpent stars' or ophiuroids which are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea closely related to starfish, these animals have whip-like arms and like them the greek root ophi(o) - , ophidi(o) - is more largely used for snake-like animals.
en.wikipedia.org - Ophiuchus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I didn't forget...I deliberately choose not to, because astrology is bulls*it.
ReplyDeleteCorina Marinescu I understand but the picture shows the constellation that is real... And then, to have rejected that constellation shows that basic Astrology is cr@p.
ReplyDeleteAahhhhhh, Corina, the earths axis has changed and I never thought about this point, thank you, good update ,sister...
ReplyDeleteI understand your point Bertrand Nelson ...but the post is about crap...showing that is crap.
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for the additional info.
It's what I wrote in a second time: To have rejected that constellation shows that basic Astrology is cr@p Corina Marinescu My first comment was only about the name of the Constellation shown in your picture, and I slightly introduced the fact that Astrology doesn't take it into account.
ReplyDeleteI got it from the first time Bertrand Nelson ...and my answer was clear...I deliberately choose not to write about the photo.
ReplyDeleteThere's no reason for you to comment your own comments.
Corina Marinescu
ReplyDeleteIt may be considered crap to some, but I'm still gonna add (share) it to the collection I have for you since I consider it as well as all your shares interesting Corina 🌻🤓