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Dr. Joseph W. Howard1

We are the stars who sing, we sing with our light;We are the birds of fire, we fly over the sky.

Our light is a voice.We make a road for the spirits, for the spirits to pass over.

...Lakota Sioux Song...

The Night Sky

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The NIGHT Sky

The Entire Year

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Lets briefly tour the ZodiacalConstellations.

The Zodiac comes by its *astronomical*importance because during the course ofthe year the Sun passes through these

areas of the sky.

Hey!Hey!

Whats YourWhats Your

Sign?Sign?

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The Babylonians, theEgyptians, the Greeks andthe Persians all agreed on

this constellation's name ofthe Ram.

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The Greeks saw Taurus as Zeus indisguise. The story went that Zeus

fell in love with Europa, the daughter

of Agenor who was King of Phoenica.

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Castor and Pollux, the "twins"of Gemini, were Greek heroes.

They were among the menJason led on his voyages on

the Argo.

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Cancer, the Crab, plays a minor role inthe Twelve Labors of Hercules. WhileHercules was busy fighting the multi-headed monster, Hydra, the goddess

Hera, who did not like Hercules, sent theCrab to distract him.

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Leo is the Lion which was killed byHercules on one of his great quests.Legend says that the lion had a hide

that could not punctured by iron,bronze or stone. Since he couldn't

reason with the ferocious beast,Hercules strangled it to death and the

local people were very grateful.

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In Roman times, the constellation Virgo wasknown as Ceres. Ceres was the goddess of

harvests, particularly corn. Her festival wasthe second week of April, the same time thatthe constellation appears in the Spring skies.

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Libra wascommonly thought

of as the scales ofbalance but

eventually becameknown as Hades'golden chariot.

Hades used hischariot every timehe wished toemerge in theupper world in

search of women.

The Chariot is

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Scorpius is an ancientconstellation and is one of the

original six constellations of thezodiac.

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Sagittarius's origin is unknown.Some believe that is a centaur with a

bow, while others believe that it isan archer. Others claim that the

constellation was invented by theSumerians

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Capricornus has beenrecognized as a goat sinceBabylonian and Chaldean

times. Usually, it is depicted

as agoat with a fish tail.

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Aquarius is a rather faint constellation whichwould not be famous if it weren't part of the

Zodiac. Aquarius, as its name suggests isuniversally associated with water. In most

cultures, it is drawn as a man pouring waterfrom a bucket. This may arise from the fact that

the Sun enters Aquarius in early winter when therainy season begins in many parts of the world.

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Pisces was named after Aphroditeand Eros. The story of Pisces

originated from the destructivemonster, Typhon. Typhon was the

son of Gaia and Tartarus.

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