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Astronomy vs. Astrology
• Astronomy - ______________
The branch of
________________________
science dealing with the
________________________
objects and phenomena that
________________________
lie beyond the Earth’s
________________________
atmosphere.
mythical belief
• Astrology – ______________
that stars rule your life
________________________
Why is Astrology not a science?
1. The star patterns that from
constellations have
______________________
different meaning in
______________________
different cultures.
Asterism – a pattern in
• ___________
the sky made from a subset
of stars within an official
constellation or a pattern in
the sky made from stars that
are in different constellations.
Constellation
Ursa
Major
Asterism
Big
Dipper
Winter Triangle
2. Over 100,000 years the
placement of stars change
Precession – slow conical
– ___________
–
motion of the Earth on its
axis cause by the gravity of
the Sun and Moon on the
Earth
“Signs” off by
1 month
12 zodiac
3. Astrology uses ___
constellations, when there
13
are actually ____.
Ophiuchus
“The Serpent Holder”
Dec 1st – Dec 19th
Not included
Ophiuchus
12 Zodiac Signs in Horoscopes
13 Zodiac Signs
4. Constellation vary in _____.
size
- The Sun spends different
amounts of time in each
constellation.
45 days
7 to ____
- From ___
Constellation Dates
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Sagittarius Dec 18 - Jan 18
Capricorn Jan 19 - Feb 15
Aquarius Feb 16 - Mar 11
Pisces Mar 12 - Apr 18
Aries Apr 19 - May 13
Taurus May 14 - Jun 19
Gemini Jun 20 - Jul 20
Cancer Jul 21 - Aug 9
Leo Aug 10 - Sep 15
Virgo Sep 16 - Oct 30
Libra Oct 31 - Nov 22
Scorpius Nov 23 - Nov 29
Ophiuchus Nov 30 - Dec 17
Number of Days
32
28
24
38
25
37
31
20
37
45
23
7
18
weak at great
5. Gravity is _________
distances.