
Added ability to get the lunar eclipse magnitudes through scripting (GH: #747). Added disabling the proportional DSO hints in Oculars plugin in eyepiece mode (GH: #1572).
Added ability to handling Stellarium scripts by file extension on macOS. There have also been a large number of bug fixes and closes feature requests and enhancements (see full list of changes).Ī huge thanks to the people who helped us a lot by reporting bugs! Enhancements in visualization of markings and in scripting engine. Many fixes in core and plugins for support HiDPI devices. Updated Almagest and al-Sufi skycultures. Updated designations of stars and handling of list of designations and common names those stars. Therefore, all zodiac constellations can not divide the ecliptic into twelve equal parts.The Stellarium team are delighted to announce the release of Stellarium 0.21.1. A small constellation like Aries occupies a narrow position, and a large constellation like Pisces occupies a wide place. However, because people traditionally like the number 12, “Ophiuchus” has not gained the position as the ecliptic 12 constellation.īecause zodiac constellations vary in size, their ranges are slightly different. Recently, an ‘Ophiuchus’ is inserted on the ecliptic. Now the sun has passed 13 constellations. This phenomenon will get worse over time. Because of this, the zodiac is now out of sync. This movement is called ‘precession.’ The precession period is known for about 25,800 years. In this way, the earth’s rotation axis is not fixed but rotated. If you look at the top that slowly rotates, you can see that the rotating axis is not fixed in one place, and the axis rotating makes a cone. Currently, zodiacs do not matched the date and sun position. Unfortunately, You cannot see your constellation in the birth month because the sun is near your constellation when your birth month. The constellation near the sun becomes the constellation of that month. The sun passes by 12 constellations for one year. Constellation 12 – Pisces : February 19 – March 20. Constellation 11 – Aquarius : January 21 – February 18. Constellation 10 – Capricorn : December 22 – January 20. Constellation 9 – Sagittarius : November 23 – December 21. Constellation 8 – Scorpio : October 23 – November 22.
Constellation 7 – Libra : September 23 – October 22. Constellation 6 – Virgo : August 23 – September 22. Constellation 5 – Leo : July 23 – August 22. Constellation 4 – Cancer : June 22 – July 22. Constellation 3 – Gemini : May 21 – June 21. Constellation 2 – Taurus : April 20 – May 20. Constellation 1 – Aries : March 21 – April 19.
It is said that the zodiac was made in Babylonia around the 7th century BC. zodiac means 12 constellations on the ecliptic. The Ecliptic is the way the sun passes in the sky. Current Page Parent Celestial Observation.Electricity & Magnetism Toggle Child Menu.