What is Ofiuko, the alleged “new zodiac sign approved by NASA”

The hype on Twitter was caused by the publication in which the user FRCHO pointed out with great conviction a new Zodiac sign: Ophiuchus.

In a tweet viewed 37 million times, the user pointed out that “from January 1, a new official calendar for Zodiac signs”.

In the image that accompanies the text, you can see how several characters shorten their days to make room for Ophiuchus13th Zodiac sign determined in the period from November 30 to December 17.

Judging by the viral image that caught the attention of major streamers such as Ibai and AuronPlay, it was determined ” POT, which has been so marked since 2016. But what is true in this?

No Ophiuchus, no NASA, no new zodiac sign

The first thing to say is that POT “does not define Zodiac signs” because this “teaching” refers to astrology, a set of beliefs based on giving meaning to constellations and celestial events in relation to earthly events, such as the birth of a person, to determine qualities and even their character. The space agency is based on astronomy, which studies the celestial bodies and the universe, as well as the astronomical phenomena associated with them. It also covers the development, origin and future of the universe as a whole along with other sciences.

But precisely POT She repeatedly spoke clearly on this issue and “her attitude” towards it. “We see your comments on the zodiac story that resurfaces every few years. No, we don’t change the zodiac.”

“Here, in POTWe study astronomy, not astrology. We did not change a single sign of the zodiac, we just made calculations, ”the agency begins.

“The Babylonians lived over 3,000 years ago. They divided the zodiac into 12 equal parts, like a pizza into 12 equal pieces. They chose 12 constellations of the zodiac, one for each of the 12 “pieces”. So, since the Earth revolves around the Sun, the Sun appears to pass through each of the 12 parts of the zodiac. Since the Babylonians already had a 12-month calendar (based on the phases of the moon), each month had a portion of the zodiac for itself.”

“But even according to the ancient stories of the Babylonians, there were 13 constellations in the zodiac. So they chose one, Ophiuchus (Ofiuko), to exclude him. Even then, some of the 12 chosen didn’t fit perfectly into their allotted piece of the pie and moved on to the next one.” “Constellations come in different sizes and shapes, so the sun spends a different amount of time aligned with each one. The Earth line passing through the Sun indicates Virgo for 45 days, and Scorpio for only 7 days. To match their 12-month calendar exactly, the Babylonians ignored the fact that the Sun actually traveled through 13 constellations, not 12. They then gave each of those 12 constellations the same amount of time.”

In this they were clear: there are many constellations, and the Earth can revolve around 13 of them per year, but the ancient Babylonians dispensed with the latter. There has never been any scientific basis for this.

However, the influence of the tweet is already done. In Google Trends, we can see how the search for “Ophiuchus”, followed by other terms such as “personality” and “January 2023 zodiac sign.”

What is an Ophiuchus?

Talk about Ophiuchus as a sign, one should talk about a draw many years ago. Moreover, since 1970 Stephen Schmidt in his book called it new. Astrology 14: How to Throw along with Cetus.

But in fact, this constellation is one of the 48 oldest observed by the Greeks in the 5th century BC. they are connected Ophiuchus Aesculapius as a representative of medicine and healing.

Ophiuchus its brightest star is α Ophiuchus. It contains several stars closest to our solar system, in addition to the systems 70 Ophiuchus and 36 Ophiuchus, consisting of orange dwarfs.

It also has several exoplanets, in addition to the M2-9 Nebula, also known as the Twin Jets Nebula, a planetary nebula located about 2,100 light-years away.

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