1. Astronomy vs. Astrology

2. Astronomy - ______________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Astrology – ______________ ________________________
The branch of
science dealing with the objects and phenomena that lie beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.
mythical belief
that stars rule your life

3. Why is Astrology not a science?
The star patterns that from constellations have ____________________________________________
different meaning in different cultures.

4. ___________ – 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.
Asterism

5. Constellation Asterism
Ursa
Major
Big
Dipper

6. Winter Triangle

7. 2. Over 100,000 years the placement of stars change
___________ – slow conical motion of the Earth on its axis cause by the gravity of the Sun and Moon on the Earth
“Signs” off by month
Precession

8. 12
Astrology uses ___ zodiac constellations, when there are actually ____. 13
Ophiuchus
“The Serpent Holder”
Dec 1st – Dec 19th
Not included

9. Ophiuchus

10. 12 Zodiac Signs in Horoscopes

11. 13 Zodiac Signs

12. Constellation vary in _____.
- The Sun spends different amounts of time in each constellation.
- From ___ to ____ days
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14. Constellation Dates Number of Days
Sagittarius Dec 18 - Jan
Capricorn Jan 19 - Feb
Aquarius Feb 16 - Mar
Pisces Mar 12 - Apr
Aries Apr 19 - May
Taurus May 14 - Jun
Gemini Jun 20 - Jul
Cancer Jul 21 - Aug
Leo Aug 10 - Sep
Virgo Sep 16 - Oct
Libra Oct 31 - Nov
Scorpius Nov 23 - Nov
Ophiuchus Nov 30 - Dec

15. weak
Gravity is _________ at great distances.