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Astrology
Ancient astronomy. In its current understanding, the belief in the effect of celestial bodies on the lives of humans and world events.
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aspect
Astrology; General astrology
Particular angular distances between planets, or planets and other sensitive points, measured in degrees (°), minutes (') and sometimes seconds (") of arc. In ancient times, ...
major aspects
Astrology; General astrology
Aspects dividing the 360 degrees of the circle of the zodiac by 2 (opposition: 180°); 3 (trine: 120°); 4 (square: 90°); 6 (sextile: 60°).
ptolemaic aspects
Astrology; General astrology
Five classical aspects used in ancient astrology: conjunction, opposition, trine, square, sextile.
brown dwarf
Astrology; General astrology
An object in outer space that is like a star but does not give off light because it does not have enough mass to produce its own energy.
comet
Astrology; General astrology
A bright, icy celestial body pursuing an eccentric, often extremely lengthy orbit of the Sun. The luminous "tail" of the comet, comprising meteoric material and gases, streams ...
astrology
Astrology; General astrology
The science of the stars, astrology seeks the meaning and application of the planets, stars and other celestial phenomena in our lives. A very ancient, yet still vital discipline.
absolute magnitude
Astrology; General astrology
A scale for measuring the actual brightness of a celestial object without accounting for the distance of the object. Absolute magnitude measures how bright an object would appear ...
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