tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post5575176003266840490..comments2023-12-27T05:22:24.378-05:00Comments on Simostronomy: Ophiuchus- the 13th Sign of the ZodiacBig Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315391586724045202noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-82989371185506273362013-03-04T10:29:52.623-05:002013-03-04T10:29:52.623-05:00Agreeing with all the posters regarding the flatne...Agreeing with all the posters regarding the flatness of the earth. The simple fact that they are dividing 360 by 12 shows that they were aware of the circular nature. No doubt, that very anciently, it was not understood that seeing a group of stars set beyond the horizon was not "falling to earth" and hours later again rising in the opposite horizon was not "rising from the underworld", but that is how the mythos originated. Thus Set opposed Horus-rizing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-14203712054239047112012-11-06T06:42:22.596-05:002012-11-06T06:42:22.596-05:00It still surprises and saddens me that this one pi...It still surprises and saddens me that this one piece is the most viewed article on my blog, years after it was written, and the majority of you find it online because you still believe in this baloney. I'm not going to argue with you. I don't take it that seriously. Astrology is for entertainment purposes only.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315391586724045202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-53646298114905980272012-10-23T13:50:07.043-04:002012-10-23T13:50:07.043-04:00Nice...no wait..this sucks. why? because you'r...Nice...no wait..this sucks. why? because you're an astronomer trying to use astronomical means on an astrological scale...13 signs has nothing to do with 12 houses. do the simple math first jimmy, its 0-360 vs. 0-30x12. Also, astrologically speaking, Ophiuchus is somewhat esoteric in its influence and true origin, in other words, leave it alone. It's not for you to be considering.......obviously. leave the astrology to an astrologist yea? lets try showing a little respect for things we have yet to considerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-64591725133128378792011-06-03T03:12:28.131-04:002011-06-03T03:12:28.131-04:00Very interesting article. To mix a couple of topic...Very interesting article. To mix a couple of topics. Chinese Years. I was born during the year of the snake(earth), my zodiac symbol is now Ophiuchus(snake bearer) and numerology. The year, month and day I was born on add to 2012. Coincidence? And there is only one date where you can have all three of these. 11/12/1989Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-37633384959459643592011-04-09T16:57:42.640-04:002011-04-09T16:57:42.640-04:00Nice article, realy intersting :)Nice article, realy intersting :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-30923852574931887422011-01-23T03:22:50.675-05:002011-01-23T03:22:50.675-05:00Nice read.. I loved the style, you feed us everyth...Nice read.. I loved the style, you feed us everything and just when we are about to swallow, you choke it out by telling everything is a lie :)anatreekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367170278723400088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-71444572108733044052011-01-22T18:51:00.063-05:002011-01-22T18:51:00.063-05:00If the sun enters Ophiuchus first before Sagittari...If the sun enters Ophiuchus first before Sagittarius, then how can Ophiuchus be the 13th sign? Sounds more like it's the 9th sign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-73199486000146483062011-01-17T18:40:19.054-05:002011-01-17T18:40:19.054-05:00Hilarious article !
For those seeking more info o...Hilarious article !<br /><br />For those seeking more info on Ophiuchus, I recommend this url: http://www.mynewzodiacsign.net/?page=ophiuchusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-61265050903328616132011-01-16T11:48:10.148-05:002011-01-16T11:48:10.148-05:00Great info.... I do have a question I have gone fr...Great info.... I do have a question I have gone from a <br />Scorpio to a Libra and Was I always a Libra or was I acturally both, bc I have felt like the past 8 yrs or so I have switch to a libra... Also my last question is that does anyone know what the new 13th sign color is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-18307709884883036592011-01-14T10:22:27.538-05:002011-01-14T10:22:27.538-05:00The old Zodiac horoscope Dates for Sagittarius run...The old Zodiac horoscope Dates for Sagittarius run from November 22 to December 22. According to the New Zodiac Signs 2011, the dates for Sagittarius are from December 17 to January 2011 as said by Astologist that there are sidereal astrology compatibility or you can read more at http://itwel.com/ophiuchus-2011-new-ziodic-signs-with-13-horoscopes-dates.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-78377242693736122222011-01-14T00:32:14.098-05:002011-01-14T00:32:14.098-05:00Good info, but it is not accurate to say that peop...Good info, but it is not accurate to say that people who devised these symbols believed the world was flat. Very few civilizations believed the world was flat, and certainly not any that followed the stars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-27378601160067115092011-01-13T14:46:43.195-05:002011-01-13T14:46:43.195-05:00I believe there is another zodiac to be placed som...I believe there is another zodiac to be placed somewhere between Pisces, Aries, & Taurus, they have too many days set out for them...Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-56480439092750201622011-01-12T19:54:27.423-05:002011-01-12T19:54:27.423-05:00Wow, you really need to get over yourself and ligh...Wow, you really need to get over yourself and lighten up.Lilianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-42716005424842776172010-12-26T21:20:17.644-05:002010-12-26T21:20:17.644-05:00Well-written, interesting post!Well-written, interesting post!Polluxhttp://polylerus.imagekind.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-91972814750213840622010-12-25T21:08:37.870-05:002010-12-25T21:08:37.870-05:00Just because you do not understand how gravity can...Just because you do not understand how gravity can affect water (considering we are 80% or so water) think of the moon and the tides... even if you won't take it seriously, how can you negate astrology, saying that it is wrong because the sun has shifted (true), but maybe that's why you think its wrong, because others are doing it the old way and not based on current positions. People believe this stuff because it has been tailored to be accurate to the old formula.. whether the formula is right or not, the readings appear to be... so maybe we could look at the real planetary positions, and shift our thinking back to how it does affect us. How can it not? We are pulled by gravity, and are shaken by the vibrations of everything in this universe, whether we feel it or not. They say radio frequency can cause health problems in large quantities, why would other vibrations not have an effect on us? Just because you cant see radio, cell phone, or wifi signals doesn't mean they don't exist... and it doesn't mean they don't affect us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-61486821767474726882010-12-01T14:49:16.858-05:002010-12-01T14:49:16.858-05:00So astrology is a myth. Will someone tell me why p...So astrology is a myth. Will someone tell me why people in certain signs really do have similar traits, then? And, by the way, does anyone know where I left my keys? Oh, here they are. Right in front of me. Sag(Ophiuchus says)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255767692816205193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-90449102310198417622010-11-07T01:52:08.864-04:002010-11-07T01:52:08.864-04:00wel wel aint this something I was born on Dec 13th...wel wel aint this something I was born on Dec 13th 1989 my zodiac was sagittarius but now Im the 13th sign that has to do with snakes and my chinese horoscope is snakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-16219063462847908892010-11-06T06:18:56.894-04:002010-11-06T06:18:56.894-04:00I'm sorry, but you misinterpret much of the my...I'm sorry, but you misinterpret much of the mythos behind the constellations, you seem to be laboring under the delusion that most people nowadays believe that the characters and creatures the stars were named from were actually what they are, when in reality many of them were glorified or demonized men women and earthly creatures that did exist, specifically aesclepius. did it ever occur to you that the whole "raise the dead" bit was in actuality the primitive invention of procedures like CPR and the Heimlich maneuver. all the mythos really mean are that he changed the rules that defined mortality back then, and he did so without scientific proof. the people of that time wished to immortalize his skill and honor him for all time, what better way than to deify him, pop his name on a constellation and give him an adoptive deified daddy. these same type of methods were used on all the Grecian named constellations, be they animal, human, or monster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-43405954676669062812010-11-02T14:32:47.443-04:002010-11-02T14:32:47.443-04:00As someone who studies the history of astronomy AN...As someone who studies the history of astronomy AND astrology from Antiquity up through the Middle Ages, I have to take issue with your rather derogatory attitude toward the ancients. I would love to see you or any other modern scientist sit down with the instruments Ptolemy had to hand and write a set of planetary positions as mathematically accurate as he did in the Almagest. I would also like to see you be able to cast a horoscope, a real one, not these stupid modern newspaper things. A real mathematical horoscope using only the astronomical tables and an astrolabe.<br /><br />Now before you write me off as a quack, I don't believe in astrology. I don't think the Earth is the center of the universe, and I'm well aware of the modern discoveries in astronomy (on the NASA and JPL mailing lists, thank you very much). However, I also am able to appreciate what the ancients did, what they were able to do and how intelligent they were.<br /><br />You also have a glaring fallacy in your post here...which was the reason I was initially wanting to comment. People in Antiquity, in the Middle Ages, in the Renaissance did NOT believe the Earth was flat! This is a myth that was started in the 19th century and has been believed and taught in schools ever since. It is NOT true. Sure, probably some people believed it, but the majority, particularly the educated people whose texts we have believed in the Aristotelian system, i.e. the universe is a sphere, from the sphere of the fixed stars on down to the sphere of the earth. Yes, that's right. The earth is a sphere in Aristotelian cosmology. ...and no, the Catholic Church did not take issue with that. They believed that as well. Their issues with Aristotle involve other cosmological and religious problems like that of creation.<br /><br />And for Sakib, yes, the ancient astronomers (at least in the Graeco-Roman period) were aware of precession and had measured it to a fairly accurate degree.Terinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-33112550612820291062010-09-08T05:06:40.927-04:002010-09-08T05:06:40.927-04:00-giggle- that's really interesting... I always...-giggle- that's really interesting... I always looked down on people who believed in astrology until a few months ago when my friend showed me my profile (Sagittarius) on this site and I am not joking one bit EVERY SINGLE word fit me to a tee ... it was really long and detailed too, and when I clicked on the other profiles thinking maybe they're all just generalisations and all the profiles could fit anybody if you wanted to believe in it... but none of the other profiles matched me as neatly as Sag. My friend.. the one who showed me.. is a Cancerian and her profile matched her EXACTLY as well... now I don't know what to think about astrology... on the one hand - looking at it with a scientific, rational point of view (like this) it really sounds like a load of crap but at the same time... it's SCARY how much Sagittarius fits me so well!! Maybe there's a logical explanation lol... ppl born in certain times of year due to environmental factors will be more inclined to be lazy/optimistic/selfish rofl Idk but it's really weird how true that stuff is... for me personally, anyway.OLOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-27155355334724425752010-08-01T20:07:49.859-04:002010-08-01T20:07:49.859-04:00I want to know my traits being a Ophiuchus ,, sinc...I want to know my traits being a Ophiuchus ,, since I am no longer a Saggitarius.. lol I think i'll keep reading my Saggitarius horoscope until horoscopes get a phenominal change.. that will adjust into the lives of everyone :) in the meantime FOLLOW @CDANKK@CDANKKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-43173035383949837692010-05-10T08:07:56.468-04:002010-05-10T08:07:56.468-04:00Ophiuchus is totally cool being the thirteenth ast...Ophiuchus is totally cool being the thirteenth astrological sign of the zodiac AND he was actually a MAN! <br /><br />I'm not surprised he was highly intelligent, wore flamboyant clothes and was good at handling snakes. I was once going to study to become a lawyer (lol!).Gillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-36178806947853777062010-05-09T11:57:51.035-04:002010-05-09T11:57:51.035-04:00With a glint in my eye, I always wind people up wh...With a glint in my eye, I always wind people up who ask for my horoscope sign... I always answer Ophiucan! They either change the subject with a funny look... or we engage in a conversation about how the gravity of Mars or Saturn cannot possibly affect their everyday lives...!<br /><br />Amazing the lead-ins for astronomy outreach!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-8588491628216403912010-05-05T16:28:59.728-04:002010-05-05T16:28:59.728-04:00Nice beer joke!Nice beer joke!Геш (gpetrov)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11266351255346720552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028287563520537999.post-34094588099325563532010-04-13T12:28:46.413-04:002010-04-13T12:28:46.413-04:00Really, it just gets worse, it really does.
Astro...Really, it just gets worse, it really does.<br /><br />Astronomy, for in past times it was basically interchangeable with astrology, used to use an ecliptic coordinate system. Not the modern ecliptic coordinate system either.<br /><br />In one of its oldest forms the sky was separated into 12 Houses of the Zodiac, each 30 degrees, irrespective of modern day constellation boundaries.<br /><br />The positions of stars were expressed as their altitude (probably at which time, I forget the details) and which House they were in. All stars were placed this way, even if they weren't in the Zodiac "proper" or on the ecliptic.<br /><br />Yes, precession has moved the First Point of Aries to the First Point of Pisces, and soon enough to the First Point of Aquarius, but the zonal 12 Zodical Houses were 30 degrees each, irrespective of which asterisms they crossed, and irrespective of modern day IAU constellation boundaries. <br /><br />"Not even wrong" is drowning the hobby of astronomy more and more every day. Debunking something with misinformation only leads to debunking the message too.<br /><br />Gordon BennettAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com