Answers to lesson 1

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Namaste,

 

As I only joind this class testerday I hurried to answer the

questions and submit here my answers to lesson 1 "Astronomical

Definitions".

 

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Ans. Q1 The changing of the seasons is explained by the deviation of

the equator and the ecliptic. The earth tilts at a factor of 23.5

degrees to the plane of the Earth's orbital plane.

When the northern pole is pointing away from the Sun we have winter

in the Northern hemisphere while the opposite is true during the

summer. For the Southern Hemisphere it is the other way round i.e.

the seasons are reversed. This in turn also affects the length of the

day during the different seasons at along side of the latitude scale.

 

Ans. Q2: The cause is the declination of the Sun and tilting of

Earth. This occurs at latitudes closer to the poles (60 degrees and

above) at the times of the year where the tilted Earth is facing the

sun at it's either north pole (pick around June 21st - summer

Noth/winter south) or south pole (pick around December 21st - summer

south/winter north). This causes the Sunrays to directly hit the

areas around the pole during the entire cycle of 24 hours,

causing "no rise" and "no set". The actual effect of this is mostly

felt at latitudes of 60 deg. and above and increasing the closer to

the pole one gets.

 

Ans. Q3: The none moving bodies are the fixed stars used as the

spectrum background for the constellations (Nakshatras) and the

(division of the) signs. The moving bodies are the planets which are

included in our solar system and its characteristics and

relationships are used for astrological interpretations.

 

Ans. Q4: Asc. (the rising point at eastern horizon) is 5 deg. Leo in

my own chart while the dec. at the opposite side is at 5 Aqu. Between

them is below the horizon and between 5 Aqu. And 5 Leo is above the

horizon. Birth latitude is 32 deg. North of the equator and

longitude 34 deg, east of Greenwich. Sun at 8 deg. Aries in the 9th

house indicates a birth in early afternoon in the upper part of the

horizon on the western side. Birth took place in Dakshinayana as it

was April. In my chart the Moon, Ketu and Jupiter are in the lower

part of the chart (under horizon) and the other planets in the upper

part (above the horizon). The Planet closest to the Asc. Is Mars, a

few degrees above it.

 

End response lesson 1

Jay Weiss