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Topic: Fun thing to do - set this interactive sky map to your birth date
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Geeky
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From: the Sun, vacation house on Mercury
Registered: Dec 2012
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posted November 01, 2014 04:29 PM
  
So I set this to my birth date and set the location as close as I could to where I was born to look at the sky map. It doesn't let you type in a city which is a bummer. I could see Leo coming up at the horizon (my rising sign) and I could visually see how close Neptune appeared to the moon (I have them conjunct). It was really cool to see it. The only thing that was off was that my natal Mars is very clearly in Virgo constellation (on this map) but every website I have ever used calculates it in Libra (at 23 degrees even). Very cool anyway... and fun to look at!
http://neave.com/planetarium/ ------------------
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LucieLemonade
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Registered: Sep 2013
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posted November 01, 2014 05:33 PM
I love it!! I already went out and confirmed that it is correct.
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arcturiann
Knowflake Posts: 557
From: Titan
Registered: Jun 2013
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posted November 01, 2014 06:05 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Geeky:
The only thing that was off was that my natal Mars is very clearly in Virgo constellation (on this map) but every website I have ever used calculates it in Libra (at 23 degrees even).
That is because in the western zodiac, the signs arent representative of the positions of the constellations, but are labels for 30 degree sections in the sky which ended up adopting their names from the constellations that were there back when the names were designated. These 30 degree sections arent located where the constellations are but are based off of the suns position from the earth as in the seasons (capricorn the start of winter, shortest day, etc) therefore if you are using constellations as your compass, they have shifted some 23 degrees and are in different signs now. So youll see your placements about one sign backwards in the sky relative to the constellations IP: Logged |
libran_dream
Knowflake Posts: 487
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Registered: Nov 2011
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posted November 01, 2014 06:11 PM
That was fascinating, thank you! quote:
Originally posted by arcturiann:
That is because in the western zodiac, the signs arent representative of the positions of the constellations, but are labels for 30 degree sections in the sky which ended up adopting their names from the constellations that were there back when the names were designated. These 30 degree sections arent located where the constellations are but are based off of the suns position from the earth as in the seasons (capricorn the start of winter, shortest day, etc)therefore if you are using constellations as your compass, they have shifted some 23 degrees and are in different signs now. So youll see your placements about one sign backwards in the sky relative to the constellations
Yep, this is it. The constellations were just road signs back when the signs were named. Now they no longer apply, physically. The Zodiac is about the Earth's relationship with the Sun - the four major points are at the equinoxes and solstices - constellations don't really come into it.
But you have fixed stars' positions if you want to explore extrasolar bodies in a chart.IP: Logged |
Geeky
Knowflake Posts: 1166
From: the Sun, vacation house on Mercury
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posted November 01, 2014 08:49 PM
Great explanations on why it looked off to me! Thank you! ------------------
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Canadiangirl
Knowflake Posts: 882
From: Canada
Registered: Nov 2013
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posted November 01, 2014 08:53 PM
Ooo, think I found my new favourite website. I love looking at the constellations. Aw, wish they would tell you what the constellations are!IP: Logged |
Geeky
Knowflake Posts: 1166
From: the Sun, vacation house on Mercury
Registered: Dec 2012
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posted November 02, 2014 03:35 AM
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Originally posted by Canadiangirl:
Ooo, think I found my new favourite website. I love looking at the constellations. Aw, wish they would tell you what the constellations are!
I think if you hover over a point (a star, maybe) in the constellation, I think it says the name. Edit: Yep, see screen shot below:  ------------------
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Canadiangirl
Knowflake Posts: 882
From: Canada
Registered: Nov 2013
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posted November 02, 2014 08:54 AM
Ah, I see. Thanks Geeky! IP: Logged |
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