Astronomy vs.

Astrology
• Astronomy - ______________
The branch of
________________________
science dealing with the
________________________
objects and phenomena that
lie beyond the Earth’s
________________________
________________________
atmosphere.

• Astrology – ______________
mythical belief
that stars rule your life
________________________
Why is Astrology not a science?

1. The star patterns that from

constellations have
different meaning in
______________________
______________________
different cultures.
• ___________
Asterism – 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.
 Ursa Big
Constellation Asterism
Major Dipper
Winter Triangle
2. Over 100,000 years the
placement of stars change
– ___________
Precession – slow conical
motion of the Earth on its
axis cause by the gravity of
the Sun and Moon on the
Earth
– “Signs” off by
1 month
 12 zodiac
3. Astrology uses ___
constellations, when there
13
are actually ____.
Ophiuchus
“The Serpent Holder”
Dec 1st – Dec 19th
Not included
Ophiuchus
12 Zodiac Signs in Horoscopes
13 Zodiac Signs
4. Constellation vary in _____.
size

- The Sun spends different

amounts of time in each
constellation.
45 days
7 to ____
- From ___
 Constellation Dates Number of Days
• Sagittarius Dec 18 - Jan 18 32
• Capricorn Jan 19 - Feb 15 28
• Aquarius Feb 16 - Mar 11 24
• Pisces Mar 12 - Apr 18 38
• Aries Apr 19 - May 13 25
• Taurus May 14 - Jun 19 37
• Gemini Jun 20 - Jul 20 31
• Cancer Jul 21 - Aug 9 20
• Leo Aug 10 - Sep 15 37
• Virgo Sep 16 - Oct 30 45
• Libra Oct 31 - Nov 22 23
• Scorpius Nov 23 - Nov 29 7
• Ophiuchus Nov 30 - Dec 17 18
 weak at great
5. Gravity is _________
distances.