STARTLING STARS
What are zodiacs? Zodiacs are constellations
that are on the ecliptic, the path the sun When scientists arranged the zodiac, there
was a gap in the sky between zodiacs. They
appears to go on(really, it is the earth that placed Officius in the gap. Since Officius isn’t
orbits through the ecliptic). There are 12 considered a real zodiac, it doesn’t have a
zodiacs + Ophiuchus. The Zodiacs are: time. What is your zodiac sign?
Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini,
Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Hopefully, you have had a fun time learning
Sagittarius, and Capricornus. about stars, how to use them to navigate your
way without a GPS, the groups they come in,
Each zodiac takes up a certain time period. and all about special constellations that you
That time period is when the sun appears in
that zodiac. These times are: are born in. Above all, you know that every
star is different, and how to identify their
• Aquarius(January 20-February 18)
• Pisces(February 19-March 20) properties. If you ever forget your GPS, you
don’t need to worry.
• Aries(March 21-April 19)
• Taurus(April 20-May 20)
• Gemini(May 21-June 20)
Sources
Reigot, Betty. A Book About Planets and Stars.
1998.
• Cancer(June 22-July 22)
• Leo(July 23-August 22)
• Virgo(August 23-September 22)
• Libra(September 23-October 23)
• Scorpius(October 24-November 21)
Muirden, James. Seeing Stars. 1998
Kranser, Justin and Ledu, Nathalie.
Everything You Need To Ace Science In One
Big Fat Notebook. 2016.
• Sagittarius(November 22-December 21)
• Capricornus(December 22-January 19)
Berg, Gilda. Do Stars Have Points? 1999.
“How Black Holes Form.” Britannica School
Elementary. http://school.eb.com/levels/
elementary/article/black-hole/
352862#249331.
“Aquarius Traits.” 12 Astrology Zodiacs.
https://astrology-zodiacs-signs.com.
“Zodiac (astronomy).” Britannica School
Elementary. https://school.eb.com/levels/
elementary/article/zodiac/353955.
Scorpius, one of the zodiacs.
"Scorpius" by DrPhotoMoto is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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