Did you know Scorpio used to be even bigger? His claws used to be what is now Libra the scales.
The Scorpion in the sky and in mythology. Scorpius the Scorpion – the southernmost constellation of the Zodiac – is a major showpiece of the starry sky. This J-shaped assemblage of stars actually looks like its namesake. The red star Antares is fortuitously placed in the sky just where the Scorpion’s Heart should be. What’s more, the fishhook-shaped Scorpion’s Stinger – made up of two stars, Shaula and Lesath – dips into the Milky Way’s stream of stars, allowing you to catch many a galactic treasure. Here's everything you need to know: [bit.ly] 
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So, did the planet Pluto, which is no longer considered because of its small sixe. Pluto resides nean the constellation of Scorpio.
AntaresRose
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The zodiac is a collection of most of the constellations that lie upon the plane of the ecliptic - which is the narrow band of the sky that the Sun, Moon, and the planets traverse throughout the seasons.
The reason that Antares has its name is because it is a very similar color and brightness to Mars, and Mars (along with all the other planets - Jupiter is right next to it right now, with Saturn a short bit off to the east, and Pluto a much smaller bit to the east of that) passes right by it. Ares is the Greek name for the god of war, and the Romans changed the name to Mars when the adopted it. So the name AntAres means "rival of Mars".
The word "planet" originally meant wandering star - because the five planets visible to the naked eye appeared to wander across the sky in comparison to the fixed stars that make up the rest of the sky: they don't appear to move in relation to each other on the scale of human lifetimes, because of their much greater distance from Earth.
You can see where the stars and planets are in the sky where you are at various times with this free site: [staratlas.com]
@chilehead9 I am astrologer.
I am all for sailor stories of stars to steer by but astrology shit personality predictions only makes me think of idiot Nancy married to Ronald Wilson ReaGUN 666
GreenAtheist
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Says the guy who added 666 to Reagans name...hahaha.
Just counting letters......numerology is just as imbecile as astrology.....my 1st ex always said this kind of crap " aries the ram don't give a damn" I cared to honor our marriage while she fucked guys from the bowling alley pissing on my pro bowling career plans.....and she sure as hell was not dawning the AGE OF AQUARIUS February 7th or any day for the last 51 years since she kissed me on my 16th birthday
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