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14 - Astronomy and Astrology AOD Soluton

This document discusses an astronomy lab assignment where students are asked to: 1) Use a planetarium software to view the actual positions of planets at their birth date and time and record them. 2) Generate their natal birth chart using an astrology website and compare the astronomical and astrological planet positions. 3) Note whether the planets were "up" at their birth based on the astronomical and astrological charts and explain any discrepancies between the two sets of positions.

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14 - Astronomy and Astrology AOD Soluton

This document discusses an astronomy lab assignment where students are asked to: 1) Use a planetarium software to view the actual positions of planets at their birth date and time and record them. 2) Generate their natal birth chart using an astrology website and compare the astronomical and astrological planet positions. 3) Note whether the planets were "up" at their birth based on the astronomical and astrological charts and explain any discrepancies between the two sets of positions.

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Phys 102 Astronomy

AOD
Name ____________________

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROLOGY

PLANETARY POSITIONS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY:

Use Starry Night to look at the actual positions of the planets at your birth (day and time).
• Set The DATE and TIME of your birth
Planet Symbol Sign Symbol
• Set LOCATION to YOUR BIRTH CITY
• On the OPTIONS TAB turn on Mercury ☿ Aries 
Taurus 
Celestial Guides: Equator, Meridian Venus ♀
Ecliptic Guides: The Ecliptic Gemini 
Earth ⊕
Solar System: Planets and Labels Cancer 
Luna ☽
Constellations: Boundaries, Labels Leo 
• Locate the planets in the sky for your birth and time Mars ♂ Virgo 
View: Hide Horizon may be necessary Jupiter ♃ Libra 
Scroll along ecliptic Saturn ♄ Scorpius 
• Record positions in the “Astronomical” column below Sagittarius 
Uranus ♅
Capricorn 
Neptune ♆ Aquarius 
Pisces 
YOUR NATAL CHART
Use the Atlas and Time Zone Server (Astrodienst at http://www.astro.com/) to calculate your natal
chart … the date, time, and location of your birth are all important. Compare the natal chart with the
Starry Night view at your birthplace on your birthdate at your birth time. Note which ones were “up” at the
time of your birth. Staple a print-out of your chart to this page to hand in.

CONSTELLATION “UP” AT
OBJECT YOUR BIRTH?
Astronomical (Starry Night) Astrological (Astrodienst)
 Leo Virgo no
☽ Taurus Gemini yes
☿ Leo Leo no
♀ Leo Leo no
♂ Taurus Taurus yes
♃ Virgo Scorpius no
♄ Ophiuchus Sagittarius no
♅ Cancer Leo no
♆ Virgo Scorpius no

COMMENTS
Do the astronomical and astrological positions agree? If not, why not?

No, they don’t agree. The astrological positions don’t take the precession of the
equinoxes into account.

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