Question 2 Which constellation that the Sun passes through is not an official zo

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Question 2

Which constellation that the Sun passes through is not an official zodiac constellation?

Gemini

Taurus

Ophiucus

Capricornus

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Question 3

What differences do you find between the astrological signs and the modern astronomical constellation dates that the Sun enters the constellation?

There is a difference of about one month between the astrological dates and the modern astronomical dates.

The Sun doesn't go through all the zodiac constellations.

The astrological dates are more accurate.

There is no difference.

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Question 4

What difference do you findbetween the astrological signs and the modern astronomical zodiac constellations in terms of days spent in each constellation?

The time spent in each astrological sign is always greater than the time spent in each modern astronomical constellation.

The current modern astronomical constellation boundaries cause the Sun to spend different time intervals in the various zodiac constellations.

The current modern astronomical constellation boundaries cause the Sun to spend equal time intervals in the various zodiac constellations.

There is no difference.

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Question 5

In what year (approximately) did the Sun enter Gemini about May 21?

900 A.D.

2001 A.D.

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900 B.C.

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Question 6

Why does the Sun only pass through a narrow band of constellations during its annual cycle?

Gemini

Taurus

Ophiucus

Capricornus

Explanation / Answer

1.Capricornus

2.The Sun doesn't go through all the zodiac constellations.

3.The current modern astronomical constellation boundaries cause the Sun to spend equal time intervals in the various zodiac constellations.

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The Sun, Moon and planets are seen to move along a fairly narrow band of the night sky which passes through the twelve commonly-known zodiac constellations - namely Pisces (the Fishes), Aries (the Ram), Taurus (the Bull), Gemini (the Twins), Cancer (the Crab), Leo (the Lion), Virgo (the Virgin), Libra (the Balance or Scales),Scorpius (or Scorpio, the Scorpion), Sagittarius (the Archer), Capricornus (or Capricorn, the Sea Goat) and Aquarius (the Water Carrier). In addition, the Sun, Moonand planets also move through a thirteenth, lesser-known constellation - Ophiuchus (the Serpent Holder), the Southernmost part of which lies between Scorpius andSagittarius. Any bright 'star' which is seen in any of these thirteen constellations that does not appear on a star chart is very probably a planet.

The name zodiac derives from the ancient Greek term 'zoidiakos kyklos' - the 'circle of animals' - which these twelve constellations represent (apart from Libra, that is, whose stars originally formed 'the claws' of the Scorpion; the Romans later separated these stars from Scorpius and re-named them Libra).

Viewed from the orbiting Earth, the Sun appears to move against the background stars, i.e. the stars which form the twelve zodiac constellations and Ophiuchus. The apparent path along which the Sun moves during the year is called the ecliptic (from the ancient Greek term 'ekleiptikos', meaning 'the path along which eclipses occur'). If we were able to stand at the centre of the Sun (!) and observe the Earth orbiting around us, we would see that, throughout the course of its orbit, the Earth described a path against the background zodiac constellations - the same path that we see the Sun describe, but viewed from the opposite direction. Therefore, as well as being the Sun's apparent path against the background stars, the ecliptic can also be considered as the plane of the Earth's orbit projected out into space.

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