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AOD Example Phys 102 Astronomy Name ____________________ PLANETARY CONFIGURATIONS THE CONFIGURATIONS OF THE PLANETS: Conjunction Orbit of Earth Orbit of Superior Planet Orbit of Inferior Planet Superior Conjunction Greatest Eastern Elongation Inferior Conjunction Eastern Quadrature Greatest Western Elongation Western Quadrature Opposition Sign Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpius Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Symbol Planet Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Symbol ☿ ♀ ♂ ♃ ♄ ♅ ♆ Planet Configurations AOD Solution Fall 2013 YOUR NATAL CHART WITH ASTROLOGY AND ASTRONOMY Following instructions on Power Point 10:AstronomyAndAstrology, 1) Use the Atlas and Time Zone Server (Astrodienst at http://www.astro.com/atlas?midx=2 ) to find and print out your natal chart … enter the date, time, and location of your birth 2) Use Starry Night to look at the actual positions of planets at your birth (day and time). Compare the constellations the planets were in according to each. Note which ones were “up” (above the horizon) at the time of your birth. Staple a print-out of your chart to this page to hand in. OBJECT CONSTELLATION Astrological (Astrodienst) Astronomical (Starry Night) UP AT YOUR BIRTH? Leo Virgo no (moon) Taurus Gemini yes ☿ Leo Leo no ♀ Leo Leo no ♂ Taurus Taurus yes ♃ Virgo Scorpius no ♄ Ophiuchus Sagittarius no PLANETARY CONFIGURATIONS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY: OPTIONAL Use Starry Night to look at the actual configuration of the solar system at your birth (day and time). • Set The DATE and Time and Place of your birth • Set LOCATION to SURFACE OF SUN (LATITUDE = 90°, LONGITUDE = 0°, ELEVATION ~ 35 AU) • On the FIND tab, click on the boxes to the right of each planet. • On the VIEWING OPTIONS tab shut off all objects but the planets. • Select and center the sun, zoom in until Saturn's orbit fills the screen, rotate the image until Earth is below the sun. Copy it to a Word document and print it out to the printer in rm. 231, 32 or 205. • Mark the line from the Earth to Sol (use a ruler) and determine the configurations of all the planets. Most planets will be between configurations. Use Starry Night to find the ecliptic longitudes. • Staple your print outs to this page to hand in. Planet Configuration (roughly) Sun ☿ ♀ ♂ ♃ ♄ The sun DEFINES configurations! Almost greatest W elongation Headed to superior conjunction Approaching W. quadrature Between conjunction & E quadrature Just past E quadrature Page 2 Planetary Longitude Elongation 164.2° 146.5° 147.3° 55.5° 210.0° 259.3° 0° 17.7° W 16.9° W 108.8° W 45.8° E 95.1° E Venus and Mercury almost at conjunction with each other! Cosmic! Planet Configurations AOD Solution.doc 9/22/2006 The Inner Solar System at AOD’s Birth (2:02 am, 9/7/58, Denver, CO) v nearly lined up with y, headed toward superior conjunction y at greatest western elongation These planets are visible in the morning sky m approaching western quadrature Page 3 Planet Configurations AOD Solution.doc 9/22/2006 The Outer Solar System at AOD’s Birth (2:02 am, 9/7/58, Denver, CO) j between conjunction and eastern quadrature t just past eastern quadrature These planets are visible in the evening sky Page 4 Planet Configurations AOD Solution.doc 9/22/2006 AOD’s Natal Chart (2:02 am, 9/7/58, Denver, CO) Page 5