The Astrology of Space - Matrix Software

The Astrology of Space
Another moving cluster of great interest is the
Scorpio-Centaurus or Southern Stream cluster. The
Sco-Cen moving cluster is a relatively ancient one as
indicated by its rather elongated shape. It is also part
of the local system of stars (which see) of which our
Sun is a member. The total annual proper motions for
the Sco-Cen cluster range from O.02" to O.05." The
group formed about 70 million years ago in a region
2200 parsecs distant, in the direction of galactic
longitude 59 degrees.
The seven most conspicuous open-type clusters are
the Pleiades, Hyades, Praesepe, Coma Bereneces,
IC 2602, NGC 3532, and Messier Objects 6 & 7. The
Pleiades, perhaps the most photographed object in
this universe, has been recorded in ancient times by
the Chinese, Hindus, Chaldeans, and the Greeks and
is mentioned in the Bible. Called the seven sisters or
pigeons, only six stars can be seen today with the
unaided eye. It is thought that one of the original stars
may have faded since ancient times. There is
somewhere between 300-500 stars in the Pleiades
cluster with the center 6' west of Alcyone, the Lucida,
at R.A. 56° 01'01" and Declination of +23°57126." The
brightest Pleiades are late B-type, an indication of the
youth of this particular cluster. The Pleiades has
always received much attention from astrologers and
it is more than interesting to note that the position of
the cluster in the Zodiac coincides with the
intersection of the Galactic and Super-Galactic
equators, as projected onto the ecliptic.
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