General astrology

General astrology

Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between visible astronomical phenomena and events in the human world.

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Draco

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The constellation of Draco, the dragon, is a beautiful line of stars sweeping gracefully round between the Plough and Ursa Major.

Capricornus

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Altair and his two companions point downwards to the two stars, the western star of the zodiacal constellation of Capricornus.

Argo

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Only two bright stars of Argo - seen to the left of Canis Major - are visible in Britain; the others, including Canopus the next star in brightness to Sirius, are too far south.

The constellation best known in Britain is called by astronomers Ursa Major; its chief stars suggest the form of a Plough - its popular name in Britain; or sometimes 'Charles's Wain' - or of a Great ...

Hercules

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It lies between Vega and the Crown and has the form of a great lily; its stalk bends under the Crown, and slopes upwards to the left, opening its cup toward Vega.

Hydra

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Below Cancer, and in line with the two brightest stars of the 'Reaping-hook' in Leo is the star Alphard, the brightest star in Hydra, the Water Snake.

Taurus

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In this constellation there are two very bright stars. The brighter, a reddish star called Aldebaran, is the Bull's eye, and is low down among a V-shaped cluster of little stars called the Hyades.