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Rockland Astronomy Club

Founded in 1958, the Rockland Astronomy Club is one of the East Coast's premier

astronomy clubs and astronomy education organizations. Providing an exciting array of

< activities not available elsewhere. The Rockland Astronomy Club will be your portal to

the wonders of the universe through our outstanding lectures, workshops, star parties,

planetarium shows, films, and much, much more.

Wind and Sky Astrology

Woodstock, NY 12409

Description: Jonathan James is an astrologer trained in the medieval methods that focus on practical chart interpretation and prediction, not on pschology. He has been a serious student of Astrology since the early 90's. Woodstock, NY and Southern New Hampshire.

Glossary of Terms

Aphelion

The pointof a plant's or comet's orbit most distant from the sun.

Apogee

The point of the moon's or satellite's orbit most distant from the earth.

Ascending Node

The Point of a plant's orbit at which it crosses the plane of the earth's orbit extended to meet the celestial body from south to north.

Aspect

The apparent position of a body in the solar system with respect to the sun.

Celestial Equator

The great circle on the celestial sphere projected into the sky midway between the celestial poles.

Conjunction

The apparent meeting of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac.

Declination

The angular distance north or south from the celestial equator measured along the great circle passing through the celestial poles.

Descending Node

The point of a planet's orbit at which it crosses the plane of the earth's orbit extended to meet the celestial body from north to south.

Eclipse, Lunar

The total or partial obscuring of the moon from the sun by the earth's shadow.

Eclipse, Solar

The total or partial obscuring of the sun when the moon in orbit between the sun and the earth.

Equator

The great circle of the earth that is equally distant from the two poles and divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

Era

A fixed point in time marked by a memorable or important event or date from which a series of years is reckoned.

Evening Star

A bright planet seen especially in the western sky at or after sunset.

Greenwich Time

The mean solar time of the meridian of the city of Greenwich, England, used as the prime basis of standard time throughout the world.

Morning Star

A bright planet seen in the eastern sky before or at sunrise.

Occultation

Eclipse of a star by the moon. Also occult. meaning the shutting off of light.

Opposition

The time when one celestial body is 180 degrees from the position of another in the opposite sky.

Perigee

The point of the moon's or satellite's orbit closest to the sun.

Perihelion

The point of a planet's or comet's orbit closest to the sun.

Retrograde

The movement of a celestial body seen as backward to that of the general motion of similar.

Solstice and Equinox

The point of solstice is reached twice a yearwhen the sun is most distant from the celestial equator. About June 22 in the northern hempispere and about December 22 in the southern hemispere.

Synodic Month

The time required of the moon to pass through its lunar phases and return to the start, averaging 29 days, 12 hours, 44 ninutes and 2.8 seconds: from New Moon to First Quarter to Full Moon for the 1st and 2nd quarters, Waxing Moon, then Full Moon to Last Quarter to New Moon for the 3rd and 4th quarters, Waning Moon.

Syzygy

The nearly straight line configuration of three celestial.

Tide

The alternate rising , or high and falling or low of the seas and oceans that occurs twice a day and is caused by gravitational attraction of the sun and the moon occurring unequally on the different parts of the earth.

Transit

The passing across a meridian on a celestial body by another celestial sphere.

Trine

The favorable astrological aspect of two celestial bodies 120 degrees apart.

Zenith

The highest point in the heavens, vertically above the observer and directly opposite the nadir, the lowest point.

Zodiac

An imaginary belt in the heavens usually 18 degrees wide that includes the paths of all the plantes execpt Pluto, and is divided into 12 constellations called signs, each claiming 30 degrees of longitude, for astrological purposes only.

The 12 signs of the Zodiac

How the months were named

January

From the Roman god Janus, the keeper of the gates who was pictured with two heads, thus able to see the past and the future.

February

From the Latin word "to smoke" since it was the Roman month for purification.

March

From the Roman god of war, Mars.

April

From the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.

May

From the Roman goddess of growth, Maia.

June

From the goddess of women, marriages and childbirth and wife of Jupiter, Juno.

July

From the Roman emperor, Julius Caesar.

August

From Julius Caesar's successor, Augustus Caesar.

September

From the Latin word for "seven" since it was the seventh month of the Roman year.

October

From the Latin word for "eight" since it was the eighth month of the Roman year.

November

From the Latin word for "ninth" since it was the ninth month of the Roman year.

December

From the Latin word for "tenth" since it was the tenth month of the Roman year.

It would also be consistent to modify the names of the months, many of which are based on ancient Roman Paganism: Janus, a two-headed Roman God, Februa, a Roman Pagan festival Mars, a Roman God of war and fertility Aprilis, the Roman Goddess of love Maia, the Roman Goddess of the springtime Juno, the Roman Great Mother Goddess Julius Caesar, a Roman emperor Augustus Caesar, another Roman emperor

How the days were named

The week of seven days was adopted in Rome somewhere about 400 AD, and spread into Europe, but had been recognized as a period of time long before that in the east. It was probably chosen to give one day each to each of the seven planets known in antiquity. In the southern countries of Europe, the days of the week were named after the gods of the Greeks and Romans. In the English language, as well as in the languages of some of the countries of northern Europe, the gods of the north have given their names to the days. The Ashanti and some other peoples of West Africa gave a child a special name according to the day of the week on which he was born. The habit was brought to the American South and Caribbean through slavery, where names such as Quashee (Sunday), Cudjo (Monday) and Cufee (Friday) were common.

Sunday

Sunday is the first day of the week. From prehistoric times to the close of the fifth century of the Christian era, the worship of the sun was dominant. Sunday celebrates the sun god, Ra, Helios, Apollo, Ogmios, Mithrias, the sun goddess, Phoebe. The metal gold, as dedicated in the symbols of alchemy, is associated with the sun god and Sunday. In the year 321, Constantine the Great ruled that the first day of the week, 'the venerable day of the sun', should be a day of rest. The sun's old association with the first day is responsible for the fact that the Lord's Day of Christianity bears the pagan name of Sunday.

Monday

Monday is the second day of the week, day of moon goddess, Selene, Luna and Mani.

Tuesday

Tuesday is the third day of the week. In the Roman calendar the corresponding day was dies Martis, the day of Mars, associated with Ares. Tiw's day is derived from Tyr or Tir, the god of honorable war, the wrestler and the son of Odin and, or Woden, the Norse god of war and Frigga, the earth mother. His emblem is the sword, and in olden days the people paid him great homage. Tuesday was named in his honor. The metal iron, dedicated to Mars and interpreted as his spear and shield, is an attribute of Tuesday.

Wednesday

Wednesday, the fourth day of the week, corresponds to the Roman Dies Mercurii. The name derives from the Scandinavian Woden (Odin), chief god of Norse mythology, who was often called the All Father. Quicksilver, a liquid mercury that contains amounts of the platinum group metals, has been interpreted as the caduceus of the Greek Hermes (Mercury in Roman myth), and is therefore an attribute of Wednesday.

Thursday

Thursday is the fifth day of the week. It derives its name from the Middle English Thoresday, or Thursdaye, corresponding to the Roman dies Jovis. Thor, the god of strength and thunder, defender and help in war, son of Odin, is the counterpart of Jupiter or Jove. Thor is one of the twelve great gods of northern mythology. He is the only god who cannot cross from earth to heaven upon the rainbow, for he is so heavy and powerful that the gods fear it will break under his weight. It was said that whenever Thor threw his hammer, the noise of thunder is heard through the heavens. Thursday was sacred to Thor. The metal tin is associated with the thunderbolt of Jupiter (Zeus in Greek myth) and is an attribute of Thursday.

Friday

Friday is the sixth day of the week. The name is derived from the Germanic Frigga the name of the Norse god Odin's wife. Frigga is considered to be the mother of all, and the goddess who presides over marriage. The name means loving or beloved. The corresponding Latin name is Dies Veneris, a day dedicated to Venus, the goddess of love. The metal copper, dedicated to Venus, is associated with Friday.

Saturday

Saturday is the seventh day of the week, corresponding to the Roman dies Saturni, or day of Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture. Saturday is also represented by Loki, the Norse god of tricks and chaos. The metal lead is associated with the scythe of Saturn, and is therefore an attribute of Saturday.

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