In a psychology class (of all places), I heard that a new sign has been added to the zodiac. I had to look it up.. and it's true! The millennia-long effect of the moon's gravitational pull on the Earth has changed the Earth's alignment to the stars by about 10 degrees therefore forcing astrologists to ADD another astrological sign to the list: Ophiuchus.
(for info about the star, Ophiuchus, go HERE... for info about the astrological sign, Ophiuchus, go HERE.)
So, if you thought you were a Leo all your life, you may now be a Cancer... Capricorns, you may be need to start looking to Aquarius for answers.... LOL!
It was the astronomers at the Minnesota Planetarium Society who dropped the bomb on the zodiac.. and get this.... THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A PHYSICAL PLANETARIUM anymore. You can read all about their comings and goings on their website ... but what I found really cool was a link to a YouTube video they put out using their planetarium software (they have a portable planetarium?! I wonder what THAT looks like!).
The video shows all the constellations in relation to the earth and sun throughout the year, including the newest one, and they end the video by running a simulation that helps conceptualize distances to the stars, even going outside our solar system, past other known galaxies, and out to the after glow of the Big Bang!
I thought it was pretty cool! The music is soothing too!
Enjoy!
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