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Scorpius

(Encyclopedia) ScorpiusScorpiusskôrˈpēəs [key] or ScorpioScorpius–pēō [key] [Lat.,=the scorpion], conspicuous southern constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens…

zodiacal light

(Encyclopedia) zodiacal light or zodiacal band, a faint band of light sometimes seen in the western sky just after sunset in the spring, extending up from the horizon at the point where the sun has…

What Are All the Zodiac Signs?

Welcome, stargazers and cosmic enthusiasts! Do you think you know your zodiac signs like the back of your hand? Is the constellation of your birth sign etched in your mind? Whether you're an…

Capricornus

(Encyclopedia) CapricornusCapricornuskăprĭkôrˈnəs [key] [Lat.,=the goat horn], inconspicuous southern constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between…

Taurus, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Taurus [Lat.,= the bull], in astronomy, constellation NW of Orion and lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Gemini and Aries; it is one of the…

equinox

(Encyclopedia) equinoxequinoxēˈkwĭnŏks [key], either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. The vernal equinox, also known as “the first point…

Gemini

(Encyclopedia) GeminiGeminijĕmˈənī, –nē [key] [Lat.,=the twins], northern constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Taurus and Cancer, N of Canis Minor…

How Well Do You Know the Zodiac Signs?

/* /*]]>*/ There are twelve zodiac signs, and everyone has one. Each zodiac sign comes with its own qualities and character traits. How well do you know the signs?

Dickey, James

(Encyclopedia) Dickey, James, 1923–97, American poet and novelist, b. Atlanta. After serving in the air force during World War II, he attended Vanderbilt Univ., graduating in 1946. He was an English…

astrology

(Encyclopedia) astrology, form of divination based on the theory that the movements of the celestial bodies—the stars, the planets, the sun, and the moon—influence human affairs and determine the…