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Old 04-02-2010, 02:40 PM
Dennis
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In our annual journey around the Sun, during each month the Sun “appears” to be “in” each of the 12 signs of the zodiac for approximately 1 month when viewed from the Earth.

These Zodiacal signs lie on the plane of the Ecliptic which is why the Sun can never “appear” to be in, say Ursa Major, Crux, etc as these constellations lie further N or S of the Ecliptic.

Same with the Moon; you will not see the Moon in the constellations of say, Sculptor or Lynx.

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Dennis
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