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Constellation: From the Latin constellation, set with stars. A group of fixed stars.

Sidereal Astrology: An astrological system based upon the constellations, not the tropical zodiac.

Sidereal Zodiac: Based on the division of the circle of twelve constellations: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces; the basis for sidereal astrology.

Tropical Zodiac: The circle of signs that follows the apparent path of the Sun (ecliptic). Also called the movable zodiac because it shifts slightly each year relative to the constellations of the sidereal z . . . View Full Definition

Precession Of The Equinoxes: The gradual westward shift (about 50' each year) of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic due to the ecliptic due to the rotational movement of the poles of Earth's axis. This phenomena . . . View Full Definition

Pleiades: A group of fixed stars in the constellation Taurus. They are called the 'Weeping Sisters' because, according to Greek mythology, seven sisters, Alcyone, Merope, Celæno, Taygeta, Maia, Electr . . . View Full Definition

Astrological Age: A period of about 2,150 years, or one-twelfth of the Great Year of approximately 25,800 years. It represents the time required for the vernal equinox to retrograde through the thirty-degree . . . View Full Definition

Ayanamsa: From the Hindu ayana, the arc that describes the increasing gap between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs. The ayanamsa, which changes continually at the rate of approximately 50' a year, is . . . View Full Definition

Large Ship: A ship of a grt (gross registered tonnage) between 65,000 and 100,000 tons. Carnival legend, celebrity constellation, crystal serenity, disney magic, holland america's zuiderdam, norwegian d . . . View Full Definition

Zodiac: The position of the sun during the course of the year as it appears to move though successive constellations. Also, the band where the ecliptic runs centrally through the celestial sphere an . . . View Full Definition