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s&s Chapter 4
The Tabernacle for the Sun
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Seasons | The annual cycle of light and dark and heat and cold |
| Ecliptic | The path of the Sun |
| Eclipse | When the Sun and Moon intersect and the Moon comes in between the Sun and Earth |
| Planets | Larger celestial bodies |
| Solar System | Earth's celestial neighborhood |
| Astrology | Ancient pseudoscience that teaches that events in world are influenced by motions of Sun, Moon, and planets |
| Vernal equinox | The point where the ecliptic intersects the western half of celestial equator. Pisces located here |
| Zodiac constellations | Pisces, Aries, Taurus (contains Aldebaran), Gemini (Castor & Pollux), Cancer, Leo (contains Regulus), Virgo (contains Spica), Libra, Scorpius (contains Antares), Ophiuchus, Sagittarius, Capricornus, and Aquarius |
| Summer solstice | When the zodiac reaches its maximum northern extreme. Cancer located here |
| Autumnal equinox | The point where the ecliptic intersects the eastern half of celestial equator. Virgo located here |
| Winter solstice | When the zodiac reaches its maximum southern extreme. Capricornus located here |