Zodiac
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(z´dk) [Gr. zoion=animal], in astronomy, zone of the sky that includes about 8° on either side of the ecliptic.
ZODIAC (o ituKAos, from 'Cv&cov, " a little animal "), in astronomy and astrology, an imaginary zone of the heavens within which lie the paths of the sun, moon and principal planets.
Zodiac
The zodiac stretches about 8-9 degrees either side of the ecliptic, and is the region of the sky where we can find the Sun, Moon and planets (except for Pluto).
Zodiacal light
The zodiacal light in the eastern sky before the beginning of morning twilight. A reddish auroral glow can also be seen near the horizon, especially at the left.
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The zodiac, is a belt around the heavens extending 9 on either side of the ecliptic, the plane of the earth's orbit and of the sun's apparent annual path.
Zodiacal light is sunlight scattered from dust in the solar system. Comets in the inner solar system eject lots of dust along with gas as they heat up.
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The portion of the sky which lies along the 's . The along the zodiac are called the .
Definition: zodiacal light: a faint glow from light scattered off of interplanetary dust along the plane of the ecliptic.
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The Zodiac
The Zodiac is a family of constellations that lie along the ecliptic (the plane in which most of our Solar System lies).
Let us view the zodiac signs from the sky gazers viewpoint as opposed to the astrologist's. And remember there are more constellations out there. The 12 zodiac constellations are just a part of the adventure.
The band of the zodiac is some sixteen degrees wide, extending about eight degrees north and south of what's called the ecliptic -- the Sun's path through the stars.
ZODIAC
ZODIAC, imaginary belt in the celestial sphere, extending about 8° on either side of the Eliptic, the apparent path of the Sun among the stars.
Zodiacal Dust
Zodiacal dust is the dust found in our solar system, primarily between the Sun and Jupiter.
zodiac: an imaginary band, centred on the ecliptic, across the celestial sphere and about 16° wide, in which the sun, moon and the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are always located.
zodiac The twelve constellations through which the Sun moves as it follows its path on the ecliptic.
ZODIAC - Twelve constellations along the ecliptic through which the sun, the moon and the planets move: Ares (Ram), Taurus (Bull), Gemini (Twins), Cancer (Crab), Leo (Lion), Virgo (Virgin), Libra (Scales), Scorpio (Scorpion), (Sagittarius) Archer, ...
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a band around the celestial sphere 18° in width and centered on the ecliptic
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Zodiac denotes an annual cycle of twelve stations along the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the heavens through the constellations that divide the ecliptic into twelve equal zones of celestial longitude....
zodiac -- the division of the ecliptic into twelve equal parts; each of these parts or "signs" is identified by a name and symbol.
Zodiac The traditional twelve constellations that lie across the ecliptic (astrologers ignore Ophiuchus, which is very much a part of the Zodiac).
Zodiacal light A faint conical glow occurring above the horizon along the ecliptic during twilight, best seen when the ecliptic is at a steep angle to the horizon.
Zodiacal light- a faint cone of light rising from the horizon after sunset or before sunrise; it is caused by sunlight reflected from thinly spread interplanetary material lying in the main plane of the Solar System ...
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Twelve constellations through which the Sun travels. These constellations were important to ancient astrology but have no present day significance.
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The 12 constellations near the ecliptic through which the Sun passes.
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Zodiacal Light
a faint cone of light that can sometimes be seen above the horizon after sunset or before sunrise. Zodiacal light is caused by sunlight reflecting off small particles of material in the plane of the Solar System.
zodiac: The band around the sky centered on the ecliptic within which the planets move.
zones: One of the yellow-white regions that circle Jupiter parallel to its equator; believed to be areas of rising gas.
Zodiacal Constellations - The band of constellations along the ecliptic. The Sun appears to move through the 12 zodiacal constellations during a year ...
Zodiac -- Twelve constellations dividing the ecliptic into approximately equal parts. Each month the Sun is in a different constellation of the zodiac.
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ZODIAC
The zodiac is a band of 12 constellations along the ecliptic. The constellations in the zodiac include: Capricorn (the goat), Aquarius (the water bearer), Pisces (the fish), Aries (the ram), Taurus (the bull), Gemini (the twins), ...
The Zodiac
The most famous of all the constellations are the 12 that make up the Zodiac.
The Zodiacal Family
As the name implies belong to this familiy the twelve constellations of the zodiac. There is a nice rhyme to memorize these constellations.
Zodiacal light is a slight glow in the sky that is near the horizon and has a roughly triangular shape.
zodiac: Greek for "circle of animals." The set of constellations situated along the ecliptic in the sky, through which the Sun, Moon, and planets move.
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Zodiac
The imaginary band of the night sky through which the Sun appears to travel during a year. It contains 12 constellations.
Zodiacal Signs and Constellations
Zodiac -- dates of Sun's passage through constellations
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Zodiac; Vernal Equinox; Circlet; wet quarter
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zodiac - (n.)
A band circling the celestial sphere along the ecliptic, broad enough to encompass the paths of all the planets visible to the naked eye. .In some usages, the sequence of constellations lying along the ecliptic.
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The zodiac is the belt or band of constellations through which the Sun, Moon, and planets transit across the sky. Astrologers noted these constellations and so attached a particular significance to them.
The zodiacal light and the gegenschein are caused by interplanetary dust.
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Signs of the Zodiac
Even though the planets move on the celestial sphere, they do not wander all over it but are confined to a narrow strip, dividing it in half.
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Leo belongs to the Zodiac family of constellations, along with Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer.
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The Zodiac (Check the study guide for this lesson)
I'm sure you've heard of the Zodiac and you have already learned some of its constellations. In this lesson I will tell you why the Zodiac is important and how astronomers use it.
What is the zodiac, and does it help you predict the future? (NO!!!!)
What are the phases of the Moon?
What causes tides?
What are eclipses?
Constellation Gemini, the Twins, is the northernmost of the zodiacal constellations and among the brightest.
Right away you run into a problem with the zodiac constellations---some are large (like Scorpio or Virgo) and others are small (like Aries and Cancer).
An ancient constellation and one of the twelve constellations of the Zodiac. Sagittarius is the second constellation that is depicted as a centaur, a creature that is half-horse and half-man. The other constellation is Centaurus.
If the Greeks of Homer and Hesiod's day knew of the Babylonian zodiac they did not write about it. The first clear evidence we have for an extensive set of Greek constellations comes from the astronomer Eudoxus (c.390-c.340 BC).
This explains why the position of the sun against the zodiac changes very slowly. For example, the position of the equinox (the position of the sun with respect to the background sky seen at the beginning of spring) is in the constellation Pisces.
(a) Apparent linear path through the 12 constellations of the zodiac that the Sun seems to take during one Earth year, also representing therefore the "edge" of the plane of Earth's orbit.
It also was very faint, only about half as bright as the notoriously difficult Gegenschein (counterglow - a bright patch in the zodiacal light, directly opposite to the Sun).
The constellation is ancient, and was one of the earliest members of the zodiac, perhaps transferred to the heavens from far older earthly concerns.
The 13 Constellations of the Zodiac
The Zodiac is the ring of constellations that the Sun seems to pass through each year as the Earth orbits around it.
The path that the Sun traces out on the celestial sphere is called the ecliptic and the twelve constellations that the Sun goes through are the zodiac.
This is one of the 13 constellations of the Zodiac.
The center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, lies in the direction of Sagittarius. It is believed to be about 29,000 light years away from us.
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