--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > > > The Moon is now in conjunction with Mercury and the Sun in Aquarius. > > > > Suppose you were *on* Mars. What would it look like and what would be the > > significance from that viewpoint? I spilled two Cheerios on the floor. They > > are lying there eight inches apart. From across the room they look like > > they are in conjunction, but to an ant between them, they are far, far > > apart. > > This is a good question. I believe the planets would have different > perspectives and effects when on Mars. From Mars, you would not see the Moon > of Earth on the horizon. Instead, you would see and be affected by the Moons > of Mars, Phobos and Deimos. In addition, you would see and be affected by > the presence of the planet Earth. > > > > Suppose you were transported to another galaxy, to another planet in a > > double star system with four planets around one of the stars, and you are > > on the outer one. You woke up there at dusk and looked at the sky. All the > > stars and planets are completely different than on Earth. How would you > > create a system of astrolgy from this? Would it even be worth the trouble? > > In speculating, I would think that life would be drastically different when > you're located in another galaxy, star system and planet. If the system can > sustain human life, then the environment must be similar to that of earth. > That means the planet must have similar ingredients as the earth and it must > be located in a habitable zone from the host star. Otherwise, humans cannot > live there.
I'd venture a guess that any civilization of sentient beings, assuming their planet had a night and that they were able to see the night sky clearly, would in its early stages develop a system of astrology.
