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Prosper The Malvin..... Countries & Cities Zodiacal Signs & Countries
ARIES England, Germany, Poland, Palestine, Israel, Syria, Lithuania
TA**US Tasmania, Cyprus, Ireland, Switzerland, Capri, Rhodes, the Greek Islands
GEMINI Belgium, Iceland, Sardinia, Morocco, Wales, Tunisia
CANCER Holland, USA, Paraguay, Scotland, New Zealand
LEO France, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Sicily, Madagascar, Zanzibar
VIRGO Brazil, Greece, Switzerland, Turkey, Crete, Uruguay, West Indies
LIBRA Argentina, Austria, Burma, Canada, China, Japan, Siberia, Tibet
SCORPIO Finland, Bavaria, Norway, Morocco, Queensland, Korea, Syria, the Transvaal
SAGITTARIUS Australia, Chile, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain
CAPRICORN Bulgaria, Mexico, UK, Albania, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Lithuania, India AQUARIUS Iran, Russia, Sweden, Syria, Ethiopia
PISCES Egypt, Normandy, North Africa, Portugal, Samoa, Scandinavia
Zodiacal Signs & Cities
ARIES Leicester, Florence, Krakow, Naples, Utrecht, Marseilles, Birmingham (UK) T
AURUS Eastbourne, Hastings, Palermo, Lucerne, Leipzig, Dublin, St. Louis
GEMINI Cardiff, London, Nuremberg, Tripoli, San Francisco, Melbourne, Plymouth
CANCER Amsterdam, Manchester, Milan, New York, Stockholm, Tokyo, Venice, York
LEO Bath, Bristol, Bombay, Chicago, Madrid, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Rome
VIRGO Athens, Paris, Boston, Toulouse, Corinth, Lyons, all spas and health resorts
LIBRA Antwerp, Lisbon, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Johannesburg, Vienna, Nottingham
SCORPIO Baltimore, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Liverpool, Newcastle, Washington DC
SAGITTARIUS Budapest, Naples, Nottingham, Sheffield, Sunderland, Stuttgart, Toronto
CAPRICORN Brandenberg, Brussels, Oxford, Ghent, Delhi, Mexico City, Port Said
AQUARIUS Bremen, Brighton, Hamburg, Helsinki, Moscow, Salzburg, St. Petersburg
PISCES Alexandria, Cowes, Grimsby, Jerusalem, Bournemouth, Seville, Warsaw
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Constellation Guide
The International Astronomical Union recognizes 88 constellations covering the entire northern and southern sky. Here is a selection of the most familiar and easily seen constellations in the northern sky.
Constellation Guide
Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquila, the Eagle
Aquila, the Eagle
Aries, the ram
Aries, the Ram
Auriga, the Charioteer
Auriga, the Charioteer
Boötes
Boötes, the Herdsman
Cancer, the Crab
Cancer, the Crab
Canis Major, the Great Dog
Canis Major, the Great Dog
Capricornus, the Sea-Goat
Capricornus, the Sea-Goat
Cassiopeia, the Queen
Cassiopeia, the Queen
Cygnus, the Swan
Cygnus, the Swan
Gemini, the Twins
Gemini, the Twins
Leo, the Lion
Leo, the Lion
Libra, the Scales
Libra, the Scales
Lyra, the Harp
Lyra, the Harp
Orion, the Hunter
Orion, the Hunter
Pegasus, the Flying Horse
Pegasus, the Flying Horse
Perseus, the Hero
Perseus, the Hero
Pisces, the fish
Pisces, the Fish
Sagittarius, the Archer
Sagittarius, the Archer
Scorpius, the Scorpion
Scorpius, the Scorpion
Ta**us, the Bull
Ta**us, the Bull
Ursa Major, the Great Bear
Ursa Major, the Great Bear
Virgo, the virgin
Virgo
How did the constellations get their names?
Most constellation names are Latin in origin, dating from the Roman empire, but their meanings often originated in the distant past of human civilization. Scorpius, for instance, was given its name from the Latin word for scorpion, but ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs from before 3000 B.C. refer to the star group as "Ip," the scorpion king. Orion, the hunter, bears a Greek name, but had been seen as a hunter-hero figure since the times of ancient Babylon.
Of course, many of the constellation names are more modern -- Telescopium, the telescope, being a rather obvious newcomer. In fact, by the 19th century the night sky had become crowded with overlapping and often contradictory constellation boundaries and names as different schools of astronomy prepared their own versions of star maps. To clear up the confusion, names and boundaries were "officially" assigned to 88 constellations by the International Astronomical Union in 1930, providing complete coverage of the entire sky.
How do the signs of the zodiac relate to astronomy?
Though many people start their days by checking their horoscope in the newspaper, the 12 constellations of the zodiac are no more important to astronomers than the other 76 constellations.
The significance of the zodiac stems from the fact that the ecliptic -- the narrow path on the sky that the Sun, Moon, and planets appear to follow -- runs directly through these star groupings. Since ancient times, the Sun, Moon, and planets have been known as special astronomical objects -- they "wander" through the background stars of the zodiac, which remain fixed with respect to each other. It was reasoned that these zodiacal constellations must be special to make up this path, and the relative positions of the "wandering stars" within them bore great importance.
True scientific astronomy has its roots in the attempts of ancient astrologers to predict future occurrences of, for instance, imperial Jupiter and the blood-red planet Mars meeting within the charging bull of Ta**us -- a potentially powerful omen for those who believed the planets represented the gods themselves.
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