You can find the Southern Cross by looking for Hadar and Rigil Kentauri, traditional Zodiac dates are completely wrong, and there are eleven more zodiacal constellation that aren't in the sun's path.
I wonder where the incorrect Zodiac dates came from.
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SCC
8/26/2014 04:58:10 am
Finding other constellations in the sky using other constellations as reference points is called Star-Hopping, there are 13 constellations of the Zodiac as opposed to the 12 talked about, and there is an indicator of the South in the sky, the Southern Cross. I wonder if I could find the Southern Cross in the sky if I looked for it tonight.
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LOK
8/26/2014 07:55:08 am
Leo is the easiest constellation to identify of the Zodiac. It resembles a backwards question mark. It's brightest star is named Regulus. The star pattern or asterism, is called "The Sickle" in Leo. Leo is associated with the sun because the sun passes in front of the constellation from August 10th to September 16th.
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LOK
8/26/2014 07:56:48 am
Sorry I forgot to put an "I wonder.." Statement..
I wonder if I could identify Leo now that I know what it looks like and how to find it.
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BR
8/26/2014 09:24:45 am
The big dipper is also known as the "plough" or "saucepan" in other countries.
There are actually 13 astrological signs, the 13th being called Ophiuchus.
The brightest star in the nine that make up the astrological sign Leo is called Regulus.
I wonder what the total count of all stars to ever exist is.
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Kyle Wassmuth
8/26/2014 12:01:52 pm
The North Star is the only star to appear to not move. The horoscope everybody uses is totally wrong. The southern cross indicates the south direction. I wonder how long it would take me to master using stars for direction.
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Caroline McCaul
8/27/2014 12:13:28 am
CMM-
There are 13 constellations of the Zodiac. The brightest star in Leo is Regulus. You can find every planet except for pluto in the zodiacal constellations because they orbit near the ecliptic plane. I wonder why the signs of Zodiac are off by a month
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TRiS10 WAR10BERG
9/4/2014 04:48:33 am
The planets orbit around the ecliptic plane, and Pluto is the only planet that isn't able to be found in the zodiacal constellations. Leo is the most identifiable constellation of all the stars, and it's brightest star is Regulus. The Big Dipper is called the saucepan in other countries around the globe. I wonder if other stars out there in the galaxy have planets rotating around them like the sun & it's solar system.
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