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Stuff I gleaned from the 'net:
"Ophiuchus is pronounced off ee oo' kus, or OFF-ee-YOO-kuss ... it means Serpent Bearer." I hope I never have to say it in public, like THAT planet.
"Ophiuchus is an equatorial constellation. It also crosses the ecliptic, the line which defines the zodiac constellations."
"What happens in astrology is that the sun travels through the traditional 12 signs of the zodiac over the course of the year. Whatever sign the sun is in when you're born is the sign you "are". However, over the past 2,600 years (since the charts were drawn up), the precession of the earth has shifted the ecliptic westwards and now the sun visits the newly-included constellation of Ophiuchus during November/December."
"If you were born between November 30th and December 17th, you're actually "an Ophiuchus". You are unlikley to find a horoscope that takes this into account."
Stuff I vaguely recall from books read 30 years ago:
Jupiter's flattening: Jupiter's rotation is very rapid for its size (just under 10 hours?) which does produce noticeable geometrical flattening or oblateness. I think also there is a dimming at the edges of the disk due to the increased thickness of the Jovian atmosphere as seen by the observer.
No doubt the IIS Jupiter experts will fill in the details!
P.S. Just trying to keep up with your posting rate ... looks like I'm fighting a losing battle.
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