Re: My comment on this group.

Le`Vlogue :) wrote:
On May 15, 7:59 am, AustinMN <tacooper...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 14, 9:02 pm, "Le`Vlogue :)" <telecommuniqueas...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On May 14, 7:47 am, tony_fland...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I have so far learnt from everyone else that YES sometimes people use
> horoscopes but it is not the basis for this group's astronomy. I was
> surfing around for interesting groups when I posted the query.

The thing that disappoints most of us is that you have failed to learn
the difference between the zodiac (a collection of constellations) and
a horoscope (a religious document).

Austin

Thanks Austin, this is the piece of info I needed. I haven't done any
research because I thought somebody would put it across simply. The
difference between the zodiac and the horoscope I understand.

This is what I understand, correct me if I am wrong (anybody).
-The zodiacs were named after animals (who knows why) and then people
came along and started ascribing horoscopes to them. Ahhhhhh, ok! The
zodiacs circle the Earth like a chandelier.

-WHY did they name the stars after animals?
-Are they the first to map stars? If not wHO was mapping stars before
them?
-What names did THEY have for the star patterns?

The Zodiac is simply the path along which the Sun and most of the planets apparently move from the perspective of the Earth. Different cultures have different names for the constellations along the Zodiac, and those names are culturally determined. There are of course many other constellations...


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