constellation and horoscope simple slide

1. Constellations And
Horoscope/Zodiac

2. Introduction to constellations

3. • A constellation is any one of the 88 areas into which the sky
is divided
• The constellations are totally imaginary things, made up
over the past 6000 years
• Constellations break up the sky into more managable bits
• People of ancient time saw the constellations as character
or animals in the sky. They made up stories to explain how
the object, animal, or character came into the night sky.

4. • This type of schematic draws
the stars as different sizes to
represent different
brightnesses
• In almost every star atlas,
you will see Orion drawn
with these same lines
• Every star on the chart is
labeled

5. The ancient
astronomers named
the constellations after
personalities and
creatures from their
mythologies

6. What is a star?
• A STAR is a large sphere of glowing gases.
• Stars change over time.
– Which is the closest star to Earth?
• THE SUN!
• The sun is a medium sized star
• MUCH, MUCH larger than Earth

7. Why do the Stars Move?
• The Stars don’t actually move…
It is the Earth that is moving
(spinning).
• The spinning Earth gives the
perception that the stars move.
• Polaris – Earth’s northern axis
points at this star so its
movement is not affected by
Earth’s Rotation.

8. STAR CHARTS

9. Terminologies
• Astronomy: study of celestial beings
• Astrology: theory that planetary position
influences life in more than just a physical
sense
• CONSTELLATION: Star formations, help people
know where different stars are

10. • EQUINOX: Sun crosses Earth’s equator,
night/day equal.
– March 21: Vernal
– September 21: Autumn
• HOROSCOPE or Zodiac: A prediction
based on stars formation

11. WHAT IS THE
ZODIAC/Horoscope?
• Latin
• “Band of Animals”
• In Astronomy:
– 12 Constellations in ecliptic
• In Astrology:
– Band following ecliptic
– 360 degrees divided into 12, 30 degree sections
– Named after constellations that are in each band
– Don’t match up anymore because of equinoxes
http://daphne.palomar.edu/jthorngren/tutoria
l.htm

12. ASTRONOMICAL ASPECT
• Observations
• 12 constellations
• Sun follows ecliptic path
• Blocks one constellation a
month
– EXAMPLE: Aries: March 21 -
April 20

13. ASTROLOGY
• THEORY
• 12 zones x 30 degrees =
360 degrees
• Used to correspond with
constellations
• Equinoxes/time changes,
no longer match up
• Horoscope signs off
• One month ahead

14. Aries
• Astronomy
– Between Pisces and
Taurus
– Brightest star: Hamal
• Astrology
– 1st
sign
– Ram
– March 21-April 19
– Mars
– Bold, self sufficient
– The “Golden Fleece”
saved the children of
Athamas from sacrifice.
http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/stars
.html

15. Taurus
• ASTRONOMY
– Between Aries and
Gemini
– Brightest star: Aldebaran
• ASTROLOGY
– 2nd
sign
– Bull
– Venus
– April 21-May 21
– Reliable, conservative
– Zeus took the form of a
bull when he carried off
Europa, a Phoenician
maiden.

16. Gemini
• Astronomy
– Between Taurus and
Cancer
– Brightest stars: Castor
and Pollux
• Astrology
– 3rd
sign
– Twins
– Mars
– May 21-June 21
– Quick witted, restless
– Has correlation with
Romulus and Remus,
sons of Mars.

17. Cancer
• Astronomy
– Between Gemini and Leo
– Brightest star: N/A
• Astrology
– 4th
sign
– Crab
– Moon
– June 22-July 22
– Sensitive, deep
– Hera sent Cancer to fight
Heracles.

18. Leo
• Astronomy
– Between Cancer and
Virgo
– Brightest star: Regulus
• Astrology
– 5th
sign
– Lion
– Sun
– July 23-August 22
– Confident, generous
– Hera also sent the Lion
to fight Heracles.

19. Virgo
• Astronomy
– Between Leo and Libra
– Brightest star: Spica
• Astrology
– 6th
sign
– Virgin
– Mercury
– August 23-September 22
– Shy, adaptable
– Virgo probably
represents the daughter
of Apollo, Parthenos,
who died at a young age.

20. Libra
• Astronomy
– Between Virgo and
Scorpio
– Brightest Star:
Zubenegenubi
• Astrology
– 7th
sign
– Scales
– Venus
– September 23-October
23
– Strong willed, Social
– Represents scale of
fates, Jupiter used
between Achilles and
Hector

21. Scorpio
• Astronomy
– Between Libra and
Sagittarius
– Brightest star: Antares
• Astrology
– 8th
sign
– Scorpion
– Pluto
– October 24-November
21
– Loyal, competitive
– Gaea sent the Scorpion
to kill Orion.

22. Sagittarius
• Astronomy
– Between Scorpio and
Capricorn
– Brightest Star: Rukbat
• Astrology
– 9th
sign
– Archer
– Jupiter
– November 22-December
21
– Positive, social
– Zeus immortalized
Crotus, the Muses’
nurse.

23. Capricorn
• Astronomy
– Between Sagittarius and
Aquarius
– Brightest Star: Alpha
Capricorni
• Astrology
– 10th
sign
– Sea Goat
– Saturn
– December 22-January 19
– Ambitious, authority
– Aegipan escaped from
monster Typhon by
turning into a sea goat.
www.athenasweb.com

24. Aquarius
• Astronomy
– Between Capricorn and
Pisces
– No significantly bright
stars
• Astrology
– 11th
sign
– Water Carrier
– Saturn/Uranus
– January 20-February 18
– Unpredictable, inventive
– Ganymede served as a
cupbearer in Olympus.

25. Pisces
• Astronomy
– Between Aquarius and
Aries
– No significantly bright
stars, but sun passes
through it in vernal
equinox.
• Astrology
– 12th
sign
– Fish
– Jupiter/Neptune
– February 20-March 20
– Sensitive, creative
– Aphrodite and Eros
escaped monster
Typhon by turning into
fish.