Glory of the Stars: A Study of the Zodiac

146 Pages·1976·10.42 MB·English

by  E. Raymond Capt

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INTROUDCTION
Gazinugp otnh meu ltuidteo fs tatrhsa sth iinnet hneo tcurln a
hevaenosn,em ighdte sapiorfr eaidnagn ythinelgli giinibtntl hee ir
desi-gtnh ye seem bteso o s catrte,eds oe nitrewliyt hoourtd er,
sprewaidt shu ccho fnusioovne trh efa coef the sky.
As wbee hotlheds et wiknlipnogi sn otfl ihgts,h inidnogwn
frotm hiers erehneei ghwtesr ,e catlhlew ordosf t heP salims.t
"Thhee avednesac rlte hgel oorfy Gaonddt hfier mamensth eweth
hihsan dwiorkD.a yu ntod ayu tterestpehe cahn,dn gihutn tnogi ht
shewektnho wle.d.Tgh.eeri l ieni sg onoeu tth rouaglthlh eea rht,
andt ehiwro rdtso tehnedo ft hweo rldI.nt hehma th sheaet
tabrneacler ftoshue"n (Psal1m9 1:- 4).
Havindgec lartehdta theh eavnesr evle Gaod'gsl o,rt yhe
Psalimsitn ofrmsu st hat htehvaee ns caldreea messaigena
lanagguet htai su nderstboyoa dlp le oepslT.h sees tarwroyr ldass,
suchd,o s how fHoisr t"hh anwdoir"k,b ute xplaliinta tbloeu tth e
"gloorfGy o d".H owt hecna nt hes tarbsem adet os pe,ai kna
langgueea veornyec anu ndrestand?
Thea nsweirsq uiteev idte.Pn ictusrpeesa ikna ldlai lects.
Theys peaak u nviersallna guaeg,t oa lple opleevsey rwhere.
Somewehrei n tehaer liaegsets houmfa ne xsitentcheev siieb l
starwse er name.dC ertaoinne wse rea rrgaendi ntgor oupbsy
someonteh rooguhlfyma iliawri tthh el awosf a stroyn.oTm hose
nameasn dg roupnigsw erea t the tsiammieen cdleudi nc ertain
firgeu,s naturaolr imagairn,y buti ntseenlys ymbolaincd
signciafn.iTt odawye k notwh eams t hCeo ntseltolinas.
Twelvceo nstellmaatkieou npst heZ odi.a Tchseem ajor
starogurpisnf goramb elwthi chc clietrsh e skyt otc hlpeol saeon fe
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thee artho'rsb iatr ountdh es unM.o derna tlases lisint t hteh em
followoirndge Arr:i eTsa,u ruGse,m inCia,n ceLre,o V,i rgoL,ib ra,
ScorpiSoa,g ittarCiaupsr,i coArqnu,a riaunsd P isces.
Iti sw elkln ownt hatth ea nciernatc edsr ewc hartosft hese
ZodiacSailg nst�h aatn cieanstt rolwogaysa ctualtlhyef atheorf
astronomAys.t ronomesrosm etimedse nouncteh eZ odiaacs
unnaturaanldc onfusiynegtt, h ehya ven ever baebelnte o b rusiht
asidoer t os ubstitauntyet hibnegt teorr m orec onveniiennit t s
placTeh.e S igns tohfeZ odiaacr ep arto ft hec ommon universal
languaogfea stronomsicciaeln ce.
TheZ odiaicsf ounidn r eligifoauist ahnsd p agasnu persti.t ions
Astroloigsyb ased upiotn.T he Biblies r eplewtie thi tT. he
CompanioBni ble tueslt lhsa atl tlh ev erbisn t hes econhda loff
Psalm1 9a reo fa n astronomincaatlu rTeh.e writtewno rdso f
Scriptpuarrea ltlheelw ordwsr ittiennt heh eavenasn dp reserved
int heS ignosf t heZ odiac.
Authorosfb ookosn a stronomwyh,e nr eferrtiont gh ef igures
associated wciotnhs ttehlel astpieoanoksf ,t hea ntiquoiftt yh eir
origiWni.t houetx cepttiohnea yr eu nablteog ivteh es ourcoeft he
inspiratwihoinc h resuilntt ehden aminga ndm eaninogf t he
pictorgiraolu pinTghse.e xisteonfcZ eo diacfailg urheasv eb een
traceidna lalg esa nda monga lnla tionwsi,t ha ltlh eifre atures
settleadn d fixed frtohme m ostd istant perLieoadrsn.e d
antiquaroifam nosd ertni mehsa ves earched epvaegreoy fh eathen
mythologrya,n sackaeldlt hel egendosf p oetrayn df abletso
answetrh eq uestiWohno, frametdh issy stemI?n vestigaotfi ons
altlh er eligisocnise,n cceuss,t omasn dt raditioofn se very nation,
tribaen dp eoplhea vef ailteodd iscovwehro f irsstoa ccurately
observtehdec elestbioadli easn d ssou blimewloyv et hemt ogether
intoon eg reastc hemeW.h att hes tarwse re meatnost i gniofvye,r
anda bovew hati se videncbeyd t heiorw n naturien,t erpreters
haveb eena ta lostso t ell us.
Weres ucwho nderfcurle atioofna sl mighty paonwdew ri sdom
withouptu rposoer m eaningW?a s therseo meo rigindailv,i ne
scienccoen nected twhiest tha dre signIsst? h ereev identcoes how
itw ast hew ilolft heE ternGaold a ndt haHti ss onasn dd aughters
enjoHyi sh andiwoarnkd u nderstaHnidsg lory?
Thep urposoeft hisst udiys t op resetnth ef indinogfps a st
eminenstc holartso,g ethewri tht hoseo f moderns cientific
investigaitnoo rrsd,et ro s howt hes tardso r evea"lw odrsw ritten
int hhee ave"n·w sordst hadte clatrhee " gwroyfG od".
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THE STARS
"And God mtawdoe g reat
lightthse;g reatleirg thotr ulteh e
day,a ndt hel essleirg htto r ule
then ighHte:m adet hes tarasl so".
Genesis1 :16
Thes tarasr es unsh,e avenbloyd iessh inibnygt heiorw nl ight
andg eneraslolf ya arw ayf romu st hatm,o vinrga pidltyh,e yse em
fixeidnt heipro sitiAolnt.h ousgehv ertahlo usasntda rasr ev isible
ont hec learensitg hta, t elescorpeev eamlusl titumdoerse T. he
totailno uru nivermsaey r uni nto bilbluitoe nvse,ns o,s pacies
almosetm ptyT.h en earesstta ro,u rs uni,s a mere9 3m illimoinl es
away.T hen extn earesstta irs 2 6m illion-mimlilliedosi ns tant,
nearl3y0 0,0t0i0m efsa rthtehra no urs un.
Thes tartsh aatr e vistiotb hleen akeedy ea red ividiendt soi x
magnitudoerso ,r derosfb rightneBsustt. h esaer ea rbitraarnyd,
thea ctual graduaarteii nonnusm erabIlnfe a.c ittw oulbde difficult
tof intdw os tarrsa,n keads f irmsatg nitudoefe, q uablr ightness.
Thei nequaliinst oym ec aseissv eryg reat";f oorn es tadri ffereth
froma nothsetra irn g loryT"h.e raer e2 1s tarcsl assiafsio efdt he
firsmta gnitudoer, h ighesdte greoef b rightneTshse.s ea re
scatteorveedrt heh eavenasn dh avet heri owni ndividnuaamle s.
Thef ourteen brisgthatriesns t th eo rdeorf t heibrr ightnaerses
asf ollows:
Apparent Distanicne Spectral
Name
MagnitudeL ight-yearsT ype
Sirius -1.58 9 AO
Cono pus -0.86 650? FO
AlphCae ntouri 0.06 4 GO,K5
Vega 0.14 26 AO
Copello 0.21 47 GO
Arcturus 0.24 41 KO
Rigel 0.34 540? 88
Procyon 0.48 10 F5
Achernor 0.60 66 85
BelCae nlouri 0.86 300 81
Altair 0.89 16 A5
Betelgeuse 0.92v. 190 MO
AlphCar ucis 1.05 230 B1
Aldebaran 1.06 57 K5
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Thes taCra nopuissm uchf arthaewra yf romu st hains S irius.
Inr ealiittiy s e stimatteod bmea nyt imes britghhatneS ri rius,
radiatmianngy t imes thea nhdel aitg hVte.g ai so neo ft hev ery
brighstu nso ft heu niverasnedi s5 0t imebsr ighttehra no urs un.
Thes tardsi ff-enro to nliyn b rightnbeustas l sion c oloErv.e n
thosteh aatr ec alled wshhiotwes ,u rpriscihnrgo matviacr iation.
BothS iriaunsd V egaa rec lassiafsiw ehdi teb,u tt hef ormehra sa
shadoef g reeann dt hel atterd isat itnicntg oef b lueC.a pelilsa
creamwyh iteO.t hesrt arvsa ryi nc oloTrh.e ya rer edo,r r uddy,
lighrto sey,e llogwr,e eniasnhd t opaz-hued.
Nearlayl tl heb rightsetra rhsa vei ndividnuaamle sw hose
meaningdse scribe cshoamrea cteroifts hteis ct arS.o metimtehse
namei ndicattheesp ositiionnt he consteltloaw thiiocnht hey
belong. Moadsetrrno nomdeerssi gnastoem eo ft he stbayrG sr eek
andL atilne ttewrist ht hen ameo ft hec onstell1antw ihoinc thh ey
aref oundM.a nyo ft hes tarhso,w everre,t atihne iera rliAerra bic
orH ebrewn amesh,a vinhgi ghlsyy mbolmieca nings.
Intenosbes ervatoifto hnes tarhreya venwsi lslh owt hasto me
starhso ltdh eiprl acferso ma get o agTeh.e ivra riatiaorness l ight,
soa st ob es carceolbys ervaibnlt eh ousanodfsy earsO.t herasr e
"wanderisntga rs"c,h anginpgl acecso ntir.uagloliyn,ga nd
returniantr ge gulianrt ervaSlosm.eo ft hema ren estlteodg ether
in particuglraoru psS.o me standa lones,o as to be easily
distinguished.
Thes unm,o ona nds tarrsi sien t hee astm,o vea crostsh es ky
ands eti nt hew estT.h ijso urniesyr epeatdeady b yd ayO.n es tar,
the" Pole Sitantr h"e n orthesrkny , never tsoem eomvsea ta ll.
Thiiss t heN ortSht aro,r P olaris, hwahpipcehnt sob eo nt hel ine
oft hee artha'xsi sF.o rc enturPioelsa rwiass u seda sa guidbey
travelseirmsp lbye causoefi tsu nchangipnogs itiSotna.r isn i ts
vicindiotny o tr isoer s etT.h eym ovea rounPdo lariinsc ircles.
Thesec ircles tchaermru yn derPo larifsr,o mw est etaos ta,n d
overi tf rome astto w est. FurftrhoemPr o laritsh,ec irclgerso w
everL arger.
Them osti mportacnitr cumposltaarra sr et hosoef t het hree
constellaUtrisoaMn asj orU,r saM inoarn dD racow,i tCha ssiopeia
andC epheuass w elLT heb ehavioofrt hesset arwsa se xtremely
puzzlitnogt hea ncienTthse.y c oulndo tu nderstawnhdy itw as
thaotn eg rouopf s tarssh oulmdo vei na mannesro d ifferfernotm
theo therasn,d s od ifferentt hfesr uonma ndm oon.
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NortChi rcumpoSltaarr s
Itw asb elievbeydt hea nciesntta r-gaztehratsth en ortwha s
thec enteorf t heu niversteh.e t hronfer omw hicht heg ods
governmeadn a ndh ist ittwloer ldT.h erefomraen,y m ythologies
thoughtto s eei nt hen orthesrtna rvsa rioumsi nord ivinities,
powerfiunlt heiorw n righyte tc irclirnegv erenrtoluyn dt he
thronoeft he supreme Sruuclhwe arst. h ei deoaf t heG reekwsh en
theys pokoef t hep alacoefZ eusa sb einagm ongt hen ortsht ars.
TheC hineseem ployetdh es amet heorwyh ent heyl ocattehde
thronoefS hanTgi i nt heP olSet arT.o a ltlh e ancitehnest tsa rosf
UrsaM ajori.n p articuwlearre,b elievteodb et hen ervcee nter
fromw hicha llm atters perttaoih neianvge ann de artwhe re
cotn rolled.
The PoleS tart,h eo new e cal"lP olaris",a ptpheaatrs so
unchangihnagsn. o ta lwaybse ent hep olset anro rw ililtc ontinue
tob e.T herei sa shifotf t heP oles os ligthhta ti tc annobte
observientd h es pacoef o neo,r e vent woo rt hrelei fetibmuetsi ,n
the couorfas sem anyc enturiiteb se gintsob en oticeaTbhliesi. s
duet oa graducahla ngien t hed irectoifot ni lotft heE artha'xsi s
becauosfet heg ravitataitotnraalc toifto hneS una ndM oon,w hich
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tendt o pullE arth'esq uatorbiuallg ei ntol ineT.h isd ouble
attractciaouns etsh eE arttho w obblsel ightlliyka,e s pinnitnogp .
Thea xisc ompletoense r otatiionna bou2t5 ,80y0e arsw,h ich
resulitnst hee xaclto catiooftn h eP olet om ovei na slowc ircle
arountdh en ortshk yT.h ism ovemenitsc all"etdh per ecessoifo n
thee quinoxes".
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Vega*
Precession
As thel ocatiooftn h eP olem ovesd,i ffersetnatr asp peaars
theP olSet arT.h ec ircslhei f!trso mT hubant,h eD ragonS tar
whichw asP oleS tarf ivteh ousanyde arsa go,t oo urp resent
Polar(iisn t het aiolf U rsaM ino,r )theno n toA lderamiinn
Cepheutso,D enebt,o V ega,a nds ob acka gaitno T hubana nd
PolarTihse.r aer eo,f c oursgea,p sb etweetnh ev arioPuosl Set ars,
lonpge rioodfst imew henn os tairs n eart hee xacnto rtahn dt he
starasl sle emt ob ei nm otioTnh.e w holcey cloef t heP oleS tars
takeasb ou2t5 ,80y0e arPso.l ariisas c omparatnievwec ometroi ts
presepnots itiOonnl.yw ithitnh el asttw ot housayneda rhsa si t
comen eaern ougtho t hea xiosf t hes kietsob eu sedi nd etermining
northI.ts tihlals s omeo neh undreadn dt wentfyi vyee artso g o
beforree achitnhge p oinatt w hiciht c omesn earetsott beP ole.
Theni tw ilalp peatrou so ne artahst heo nef ixeadn df ocaplo inotf
theh eavenfso rm anyh undreodfsy ears.
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Amongt hec iurmcpolcaorn tselltaionissa grouopf s even
brigshtta (risUn rs aM ajort)ht af ortmh oeu tloifna d ei peprF.o ur
oft hset afrosr wmh taa ppresat ob et heb owlo ft hed ippetrh;e
otherr etfeho rimst c urvehda ndIltel .i eisnt hneo trherhnev aens
andi no url atuidtei sa bovteh eh orizoanln lgi h,ts ot haittc an
alwabye s eewnh ent hes kies calarereT. h et wos tarosnt he
outesri de thoebf o walr ec alled" ptohien tbeecrasu"s ae l ine
drawtnhr ouhgt hem,f robmo tttoomt o,pw ilplo nitt owaProdl aris
(LhNeo rtShta r.)T hel nie,if e xtendteoad b oufti vtei metsh e
distabnectew etehne tswtroas w,i leln da pporxiamtealtyP ola.r is
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Summer
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