Yes, it's the, "THE ALL-STAR." A new constellation I'd like your help to get the IAU to officially recognize. Seeing as how you've taken on the IAU and won. My idea for changing the stars includes Orion, Taurus and Pleiades (Subaru). Figure it's time to put something up there that's relevant to us, don't you think? Take Orion's belt and "Betelgeuse" becomes the head with a baseball hat. The 3 stars of Orion's belt make up the 3 fat belt loops on a baseball uniform. Below the belt are two legs bending at the knee. "Saiph" is the back foot and "Rigel" is the front foot. The spear pointing at Subaru/Pleiades is the bat and Subaru/Pleiades is the baseball flying away after being hit. "Bellatrix" is the hand that let go and "Aldebaran" of Taurus is the bat's tip. Put it all together and you get, "THE ALL-STAR." In my case, I see a left-handed batter with a, "7," on the jersey. Which makes him, "Mickey." (As it should be) But you can put any number you want, making, "THE ALL-STAR," any player you want. Please help
I grew up in Africa, my mother who is now 99 and still strong and sharp used to tell me about these lines but in my mother language. It is amazing to hear Neil explaining things so nicely.
Yes! You should check out his interview with DOAC. He explains how he learned to connect with people using pop culture and current events! I love his enthusiasm and curiosity to learn and share his findings with others. ☺️
Maybe you could help me understand what kind of math was happening between 9:58-10:06 (when Neil asked what percent of 26000 yrs ago was 2000 yrs ago)? How did they come up with 113, approximated to 112, only to explain that there are now 13 zodiac signs? I do suck at math, so your help will be much appreciated. Thank you very much.
@@miguelungson9230Our view of the stars moves over the course of 26000 years as the Earth's axis rotates in a 360 degree circle during this cycle. 360 degrees is approximated to the 365 days in a year, meaning that you can roughly say for every 1 degree of axis change, the relative position of the stars compared to the sun is shifted by about 1 day. So if you find the fraction of 26000 years that has passed, you can find how many degrees the axis has changed by which roughly correlates to how many days the view of the sky has shifted by. So, if you take 2000/26000, you get 1/13. This is approximated to 1/12 to easily align with 12 months in a year. Which means that the relative position of the stars to the sun has shifted by about 1/12 of a year (1 month) since 2000 years ago when the zodiac dates were defined. In other words, this means that the zodiac dates are off by about 1 month (according to what our view of the position of the stars relative to the sun is today). At least that's my understanding of it. I may not be totally accurate as I'm going based on memory of what I heard in the video and my rough understanding of it. I'm no astrophysicist nor mathematician, I just took a few minutes to reason it out in my head.
"what percent of 26,000 is 2,000?" Is another way of asking "what is 2,000 divided by 26,000?" Which is just 2 / 26, which, when simplified, is 1 / 13. One-thirteenTH.
I really enjoy the chemistry between NDT and Chuck Nice. While Chuck is a comedian, not a scientist, he is intelligent and well informed, making his comedic observations amusing and informative. He needs to perform in Portland Oregon.
I love his random bursts of absurd jokes, I know a lot of people these days are sensitive to jokes about race but chuck understands its just a joke, i hope the viewers do too. "like a black girl's head bob, mmmmhmmm"
Chuck has learned so much being involved. It is such a treat to hear him talk with guests and say something so unexpected in their eyes. In the episode with David Sinclair, Chuck said something that impressed David so much he said Chuck should come work with him at Harvard :D
Can we stop using the same comments every podcast or video? Yes we get it chuck is funny and Neil is really smart so can we now discuss what the videos is actually about 🤦🏾♂️🙄. I swear some of you guys have this weird worship fetish for certain human beings
My daughter who is 32 now said she loved me trying to explain the constellations. She buying her first house now. Bought herself a telescope for the spare room facing north 😂👍🙏
As a person who recently started doing Astrophotography, this is made things click. Thanks Neil and Chuck! StarTalk is the best educational channel on RUclips.
I've been telling myself recently that I was never good at science as a kid because I was just scared of it. Now I know it's just way more than I can process. 🙌🏾
I love seeing a cut away when he makes a joke. That just meant Neil was laughing so hard that it took sometime to get it back together and continue his lesson lol
I recently came back from camping with friends out at the Drakensberg mountains. I felt like an expert amongst my peers helping them identify constellations and some stars and planets. I got all that knowledge from this incredible channel.
How did you learn to identify constellations from this channel? I've listened to a ton of these and haven't ever heard them talk much about how to do this.
I was on Zanzibar using the Star Walk app identifying constellations and stargazing with my Celestron Astromaster binoculars for about an hour. I noticed a group of locals gathering around behind me. They were fascinated with the constellations. They had no knowledge of Zodiac signs or how far away stars were. One guy asked me how many kilometers away Vega was. I laughed and said do you know what a billion is, he said yes so I said a couple hundred billion and he laughed. I felt like an Expert Astrophysicist that night. 🤣
I am deeply inspired by the way Neil reaches out for touch as he speaks about what he loves. His body language reminds me so much of my 5 year old son who never fails to amaze others with his passion for science and math. Whenever he speaks of math and science he constantly reaches out for touch as he shares his vast knowledge with his listeners.
The sense of humour opens up the simplicity in the explanations. I just shared this with my son because of the AM/PM explanation. The rest of the lines will save me some time when explaining to my guy I’ll be glued to this channel now
I am 60 years in this Life. I was born 12/14/63, and I have not ever resonated with Sagittarius. Ever. It took my Regulus-born son, to introduce me to the Ophiuchus constellation. I started to research, investigate, and study. I started to resonate with I found.
@yenchantress You do know there's a lifetime's worth of information more to be learned from more than just your Sun sign, don't you? If not, fyi, every celestial body, every degree, every sign, every spatial relationship, every harmonic carries information, as well as every house, based on your time and place of birth.
In italian, "noon" is "mezzogiorno" (literally mid-day) which comes from the latin "meridies"... which originates also the word "meridian". The italian word for Afternoon is "pomeriggio", which is a contraption of "post-meridian". This makes me a bit less surprise when Neil explain these stuffs, as it is part of my everyday language :)
wait until you hear where minutes and seconds got their name. Hint: seconds got their name because they are the second set of divisions but nobody thought about renaming minutes to primaries.
My teenagers love quizzing me on what I remember from high school. I now have some comeback questions for them! Thank you for the information, I never knew what AM and PM stood for until now!
Okay, Neil, I'm a astronomy enthusiast, but your explanation about the lines on the sky REALLY astounded me. I learned a lot, and i am very thankful ... :)
I am a Libran because I was born on the Ides of October. I enjoy sharing with others the fact that my sign is the only sign that's not a "living thing." There has always been something unique and special about the Libra.
I enjoy I’m a Virgo the only goddess in the sky and at one time they thought virgo and libra were one sign. The scales belong to the goddess. This is why she has been known as Astraea, goddess of purity and justice for the Greeks, Isis for the Egyptians.... she has been referred to many goddess over time. I find the history fascinating. I like when they explain why it was split and why the Virgo and Scorpio symbols are so similar.
this is the explainer ive been waiting for, specifically explaining the zodiac signs. growing up i was told my birthday fell under the Leo sign and i went around saying that until i noticed they technically switched at some point making me a cancer as according to the days/chart. i did a bunch of research and read somewhere about the signs shifting with time because of the detail neil mentioned and have been waiting for someone like neil whos more educated than me to explain so i can share the knowledge with others
@ThisisDaniel they all have a place and relation to your as a person. I've done numerous charts, the ones that resonate the most are western (I guess whole house system) and sidereal with 13th sign (to which I used to be resistant, but it actually turned to explain so much lol). Vedic, not so much.
@@ksy4747 I alternate between the various charts. Sidereal is akin to vedic, as they use the same metrics to calculate placements. I hear you, though x
The addition of editors/ clever editing, animations... its taking the channel in a direction that I really like. I can see a full on animation with animated versions of Neil and Lord Chuck immersed in an ''explainer'' universe of outer space worlds
I love watching your videos. The level at which you deliver information in a manner that is so easy to understand is unparalleled. If all educators had this ability, learning would be so much more fun and easier to decipher.
I was amazed to learn the difference in how the constellations move across the sky in New York as opposed to in Tanzania. In New York they move by horizontally in a circular fashion, in Zanzibar a little south of the equator they appeared to descend vertically. It was fascinating.
Man I absolutely love Star Talk !!! Please do an in depth talk about the movement of earth around the sun, the length of days, and the seasons. The variation of temperatures on earth are so mild compared to the other planets in the solar system! Thank you for doing these and making it fun!!!
My dad taught me the AM/PM definition when I was a little kid and it has stuck with me through the years. I wonder whether am/pm timekeeping will slowly fade into oblivion, since much of the world now uses a 24hr clock system (already in use by US military)? Thanks for the refresher, Neil dG T 😊
@@anitagarcia8056 it's actually both. Meridiem is more historically proper and specifies time, meridian is more common while more concisely specifying location. The two terms are enough related to each other as to be interchangeable when talking about local (locational) time of day, while putting "meridiem" on a map would not be proper because the map does not reflect actual time of day, even if it includes time offsets based on meridians.
This aligns with Vedic Astrology which uses precession in its calendar. Basically, if you’re born before the Full Moon that month, you’re the sign preceding yours. If you’re born after the Full Moon that month, you’re the sign you think you are based on Western astrology. (For example, my birthday is September 3, making me a “Virgo” in Western astrology, but in Vedic astrology I’m actually a Leo since the Full Moon that month is around September 14). I’d also recommend looking into Celtic astrology which uses 13 signs in the year instead of 12.
Vedic astrology doesn't really use the lunar cycle to determine the placement of signs. though it may be that the lunar cycle aligns with the change in signs at this point in time (it is bound to happen at some point but would misalign after a while again. I do like your point about Celtic astrology which uses a 13 month lunar year with 13 trees instead of 12 zodiac signs. Different cultures used different astrological systems. The Chinese based theirs on a 12 year cycle instead of the Mesopotamian stellar zodiac.
This is why I love U Mr Tyson...I got up this morning while observing the Sunrise & said, why don't they teach N school that the Sun &Moon R not rising/setting.....We're Rotating Around (wobbling) in a 24hrs span...&Yes there is a 13th sign with it's own chacteristic , I'm a Ophiuchus Sagittarius ...I so appreicate the lesson today😊
Yeah I’m here too lol I live a street ova from meridian i always knew it was the middle of the city , I tell folks I live in the middle of the city I’m 20 to 25 mins away from East and west etc
I’ve lived on 96th st and merdian and now by south Emerson near Meridian and honestly I am blown away. And Indianapolis is near the middle so Meridian balances that in a weird way
How I remember latidute vs longitude: Picture a balloon that looks like the Earth, with a pencil in the middle pointing towards the surface. As the balloon rotates, if we move the pencil up or down from the middle line (called the equator) at a certain angle called latitude, it will create a line that runs parallel to the equator. This line is also called the latitude. But, if we move the pencil left or right (east or west) at a different angle called longitude and change the rotation of the balloon to be north to south, the pencil will create a line called longitude.
i remember thinking of it as if you are climbing up a really tall LADDER (latitude). With the rungs, or steps, of the ladder representing latitude, and the ladder rails stretching all the way from the bottom of the earth (south pole) to the top of the earth (north pole) representing longitude. My mind also thinks like, it is a LONG way up, haha! 🤷♀️ always worked for me...
Great Explainer. Neil Nails it everytime. He just explained the Western(Tropical) Zodiac System. Whereas, the Indian(Vedic) Zodiac system follows the actual position of the background of stars and hence it can never be incorrect. Your Vedic Zodiac Sign can never be wrong.
he explained it's original not its use of the zero degree Aries point. which tropical use the name and meaning still appy if you use the Aries point not the postion of constellations.
@anthonyjay767 every year the sun hits the earth on the equinox at zero degrees of what is called Aries that is the starting mark for what is known as tropical astrology. it ignors the constellations which have moved back because of earth's wobble. Pisces is the back ground constellation now but we read a chart from how the sun hits the degrees on the earth not the constellations behind it .despite positioning of the stars the name and qualities still describe the person place or thing. most people have no idea including these two very smart people.
I pondered this a few years ago and it made me appreciate every day every moment sunrise cloud sky colors sunsets axis tilt time will never happen again in the same manner it’s all original and singular moments… oh the rabbit hole!!!
Loved it. I'm 66 and have learned a whole lot of new stuff! Right ascension and declination, precession, galactic equator - fascinating, thank you guys for the facts and the laughter!
I didn't like the earlier episodes much cause it seemed like Chuck's intelligence was downplayed in the name of comedy. As time went on whether by designed, production choice, or Chuck just absorbing the information a wonderful balance has been struck. Chuck is smart and funny and it makes everything 10x better. Y'all better never break up.
I like how Neil always keeps leaving questions for Chuck to answer showing hes both engaged and knowledgeable, and it does a good job at reinforcing things to learn them. Also it admittedly breaks up neil from sounding like he's ranting over people lol.
10:27 What about the addition of (or, really, the re-introduction of) the thirteenth sign of the Zodiac? Just wondering if, and then how, that affects the way you rewind the sky. 🙂
silly billy, the zodiac most commonly used isn't based on the positions of the constellations, its based on a circle divided into 12 equal parts with the zodiac signs laid therein. It's based on a geometric figure and on the path of the sun which is why the zodiac starts with aries and why aries starts at spring equinox, not the position of any "fixed" stars. Even sidereal astrology that looks at the positions of the stars doesn't suddenly change the zodiac to 13 signs or give certain constellations more degrees than others based on the positions of stars. It's 30 degrees of the ecliptic per sign but they consider where those constellations are along the ecliptic. You're basically conflating the two systems and finding a contradiction which is natural but incorrect. 9:13 that's a fun diagram though.
It's still not an exact science and his point still stands that sky is not the same all the time. My whole life I was identified as Libra, I met a reader that said No, I was actually a Virgo. Another read my chart as Scorpio. I love it. We're not bound to any system.
I've always been in such awe for how ingenious the physicist and astrologist were in the past being able to observe and deduce so much without any of the tools and knowledge we take for granted now. Like when 2000 years ago some dude has the creativity to come up with an idea to measure the circumference of the earth based on shadows during the solstice. Just amazing! Makes me wonder if we were able to transport those minds to the 21st century and give them the tools we have today, if they'd come up with more amazing things then the scientist of this era.
8:22 - okay, so i literally laughed loud on this... because of me being confused about it. But after it, my first thought went to the Marvel Moonknight series and in my head I immediately gave credit to those that came up with the idea of Khonshu spinning back the sky to what it looked like several thousand years ago. Mind. Blown. Wow!!!
You have shattered my mother's world. lol. Do not worry, I never agreed with her and always thought the zodiac signs were BS. She loves that stuff. She makes comments all the time about my brother and sister like "Well you know she is a Libra so it makes sense." or "You are such a Gemini." I just look at here, nod and continue the conversation about things that make sense. She is so into it and believes it that she purposefully planned when 2 of her children would be born and thus when she got pregnant because she wanted a child of that star sign. So yeah....our parents are sometimes a bit crazy.
Omg this was wild just listening to this! The fact you talked about polestar and the Egyptians and how we are actually not a certain zodiac sign makes so much sense!! Loved this video!! Thank for this!!
The last time i got this many lines was from my school teacher saying i must not talk in class.....had to write it 500 times....so i dud 1000 and told them to keep the other 500 for next time....i got another 500 lines saying i must not talk back to my teacher.
This was like a flashback to 8th grade..I remembered these terms and felt smart asl! But whew..without the animations, I would be lost without a map. Im a visual learner so thx for the visuals! It helped a lot!
Thanks, I woke up this morning to this fascinating, informative and user-friendly astrophysics lecture. I have learnt something from this video and feel equipped to lecture friends and relatives. 😊
@@PIXEL00000 it is… Vedic astrology tracks on the 28 day moon cycle where as the Gregorian calendar manipulates the days in a year to synchronize holidays
This was great. Love the “cosmic crib” recordings but this one helped me out a lot. I took elementary astronomy last semester this really helped me understand the basics. Thanks Neil. 💯✨
And this is why, on your birthday, the stars are aligned exactly where they were when you were born. 😊 and originally, there were 13 months, which is why the sun goes throughout 13 zodiacs instead of 12.
Do you have a favorite constellation?
I don't believe in astrology. . . because I'm a Sagittarius and we are naturally skeptical.
Yes, it's the, "THE ALL-STAR." A new constellation I'd like your help to get the IAU to officially recognize. Seeing as how you've taken on the IAU and won. My idea for changing the stars includes Orion, Taurus and Pleiades (Subaru). Figure it's time to put something up there that's relevant to us, don't you think? Take Orion's belt and "Betelgeuse" becomes the head with a baseball hat. The 3 stars of Orion's belt make up the 3 fat belt loops on a baseball uniform. Below the belt are two legs bending at the knee. "Saiph" is the back foot and "Rigel" is the front foot. The spear pointing at Subaru/Pleiades is the bat and Subaru/Pleiades is the baseball flying away after being hit. "Bellatrix" is the hand that let go and "Aldebaran" of Taurus is the bat's tip. Put it all together and you get, "THE ALL-STAR." In my case, I see a left-handed batter with a, "7," on the jersey. Which makes him, "Mickey." (As it should be) But you can put any number you want, making, "THE ALL-STAR," any player you want. Please help
Orion
Mine is Delphinus. I like how it looks like a small dolphin leaping out of the sea, kinda
Gotta be Orion for me. Dramatic, easily spotted, very distinctive.
I grew up in Africa, my mother who is now 99 and still strong and sharp used to tell me about these lines but in my mother language. It is amazing to hear Neil explaining things so nicely.
Please record her talking about it! The wisdom that could be shared with the world is incredible
@@itstokoza I surmise
Seconded. I would love to hear some recordings :D
Is she Dogon?
Bless her, she is a living history book. You should record her knowledge for you and your family.❤❤
He is brilliant, not because of what he knows.
He is brilliant because of the way he can _explain_ what he knows.
Bingo!!!
Yes! You should check out his interview with DOAC. He explains how he learned to connect with people using pop culture and current events! I love his enthusiasm and curiosity to learn and share his findings with others. ☺️
Yes!!
@@EartheeBaileewho is DOAC
@@tayesalami6060 DOAC aka Diary of A CEO is a channel on RUclips!😊 He interviews all kinds of specialists and interesting people!
Thank you for hiring graphic designers and animators. These videos are so much better this way.
I agree! Just need a logo and branding update now.
Yeah this is great.
I agree 👍🏿
10:11
“so alllll these constellations, are shifted by a whole constellation“ 😂😂😂😂
No level of graphic design can fix the amount of bulll$hit spewed by these two clowns.
I like how his role is "I'm not the scientist, I'm just a comedian" but he's doing all this math in his head instantly
This😂‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Maybe you could help me understand what kind of math was happening between 9:58-10:06 (when Neil asked what percent of 26000 yrs ago was 2000 yrs ago)? How did they come up with 113, approximated to 112, only to explain that there are now 13 zodiac signs?
I do suck at math, so your help will be much appreciated.
Thank you very much.
@@miguelungson92302000 to 26000 is 1:13
@@miguelungson9230Our view of the stars moves over the course of 26000 years as the Earth's axis rotates in a 360 degree circle during this cycle. 360 degrees is approximated to the 365 days in a year, meaning that you can roughly say for every 1 degree of axis change, the relative position of the stars compared to the sun is shifted by about 1 day. So if you find the fraction of 26000 years that has passed, you can find how many degrees the axis has changed by which roughly correlates to how many days the view of the sky has shifted by. So, if you take 2000/26000, you get 1/13. This is approximated to 1/12 to easily align with 12 months in a year. Which means that the relative position of the stars to the sun has shifted by about 1/12 of a year (1 month) since 2000 years ago when the zodiac dates were defined. In other words, this means that the zodiac dates are off by about 1 month (according to what our view of the position of the stars relative to the sun is today).
At least that's my understanding of it. I may not be totally accurate as I'm going based on memory of what I heard in the video and my rough understanding of it. I'm no astrophysicist nor mathematician, I just took a few minutes to reason it out in my head.
"what percent of 26,000 is 2,000?" Is another way of asking "what is 2,000 divided by 26,000?"
Which is just 2 / 26, which, when simplified, is 1 / 13.
One-thirteenTH.
I love Chuck's very relatable ligical reasoning 😂 "After midnight" "Pre midnight" 🤷🏾♀️
That was classic 😂
I always thought after and past midnight.. did not help me learn the difference as a non-English speaker
I really enjoy the chemistry between NDT and Chuck Nice. While Chuck is a comedian, not a scientist, he is intelligent and well informed, making his comedic observations amusing and informative. He needs to perform in Portland Oregon.
I love his random bursts of absurd jokes, I know a lot of people these days are sensitive to jokes about race but chuck understands its just a joke, i hope the viewers do too. "like a black girl's head bob, mmmmhmmm"
Chuck has learned so much being involved. It is such a treat to hear him talk with guests and say something so unexpected in their eyes. In the episode with David Sinclair, Chuck said something that impressed David so much he said Chuck should come work with him at Harvard :D
NDT sounds like a acronym for a pharmaceutical drug!
Can we stop using the same comments every podcast or video? Yes we get it chuck is funny and Neil is really smart so can we now discuss what the videos is actually about 🤦🏾♂️🙄. I swear some of you guys have this weird worship fetish for certain human beings
He's also a super space/science geek LOL
I have so memories as a kid of my Dad taking my brother and me out at night to find constellations. Such great memories!
My daughter who is 32 now said she loved me trying to explain the constellations. She buying her first house now. Bought herself a telescope for the spare room facing north 😂👍🙏
@@shiftylad9938 That's awesome that you shared that with her, and what a great idea to get a telescope!
I wish my Dad did that with me when i was a kid 😞
As a person who recently started doing Astrophotography, this is made things click. Thanks Neil and Chuck! StarTalk is the best educational channel on RUclips.
You've obviously not viewed these nutz
I've been telling myself recently that I was never good at science as a kid because I was just scared of it. Now I know it's just way more than I can process. 🙌🏾
I appreciate the illustrations. so much better. I always say Chuck is smarter than you would expect. I love this duo. Watching from South Africa.
I love seeing a cut away when he makes a joke. That just meant Neil was laughing so hard that it took sometime to get it back together and continue his lesson lol
Ikr😂
I recently came back from camping with friends out at the Drakensberg mountains. I felt like an expert amongst my peers helping them identify constellations and some stars and planets. I got all that knowledge from this incredible channel.
How did you learn to identify constellations from this channel? I've listened to a ton of these and haven't ever heard them talk much about how to do this.
It's nice to know but not to worship like some false gods. One can learn about astrotheology too then throw it in the trash 🗑️. Lol
I was on Zanzibar using the Star Walk app identifying constellations and stargazing with my Celestron Astromaster binoculars for about an hour. I noticed a group of locals gathering around behind me. They were fascinated with the constellations. They had no knowledge of Zodiac signs or how far away stars were. One guy asked me how many kilometers away Vega was. I laughed and said do you know what a billion is, he said yes so I said a couple hundred billion and he laughed. I felt like an Expert Astrophysicist that night. 🤣
I will have to watch this multiple times to understand the concepts. Loved it.
Me too adhd😂 lol ✌️🫶💡
Glad i am not the only one. I was lost in the middle after all lines were specified.
😮😅 holy crap meee too! Damn!t... adhd!!! 😅😂
Surprise! You learned this in grade school science.
I am deeply inspired by the way Neil reaches out for touch as he speaks about what he loves. His body language reminds me so much of my 5 year old son who never fails to amaze others with his passion for science and math. Whenever he speaks of math and science he constantly reaches out for touch as he shares his vast knowledge with his listeners.
The sense of humour opens up the simplicity in the explanations. I just shared this with my son because of the AM/PM explanation. The rest of the lines will save me some time when explaining to my guy
I’ll be glued to this channel now
Fun fact: Grand Central Station in NYC has all 13 Zodiac constellations on the ceiling of the main entrance.
Sheldon alert
This is so awesome.. thankhs 4 sharing
@@llnvamsi If we're watching Star Talk, aren't we all a little "Sheldon"? 😁
Bazinga
Are you including ophiuchus ⛎️ ?
This is my favorite thing in the internet. Thanks for another great episode.
I am 60 years in this Life. I was born 12/14/63, and I have not ever resonated with Sagittarius. Ever. It took my Regulus-born son, to introduce me to the Ophiuchus constellation. I started to research, investigate, and study. I started to resonate with I found.
Happy belated birthday ❤
You should've found out we can't all be the same!
U been on this planet for 60 years nd u still believe in that bs lmao
I'm glad you have become more knowledgeable in the zodiac, always remember age has no limit when it comes to learning. ☺️🙌
@yenchantress You do know there's a lifetime's worth of information more to be learned from more than just your Sun sign, don't you? If not, fyi, every celestial body, every degree, every sign, every spatial relationship, every harmonic carries information, as well as every house, based on your time and place of birth.
Post Meridian is one of my favorite artists out today. Thanks for recognizing him.
I love listening to these conversations. The graphics and cut aways make it even better, too. This is great.
for a large part of my life AM has meant "After mid-night", and PM "Past mid-Day"
Same!!! I only vaguely knew that the "M" stood for Meridian at around 10, and it's today that I learn what the meridian actually is XD
After mid-night and Past-morning... I leaned it that way as an European because we use 24h clock - Now i know :)
So much fun. Fun facts
I was thinking it meant something like amplitude modulation.
This was news to me, too. Definetly after midnight and P... pre midnight? I don't know. But now I do.
In italian, "noon" is "mezzogiorno" (literally mid-day) which comes from the latin "meridies"... which originates also the word "meridian".
The italian word for Afternoon is "pomeriggio", which is a contraption of "post-meridian".
This makes me a bit less surprise when Neil explain these stuffs, as it is part of my everyday language :)
I like it. Latin based languages reveal more meaning.
wait until you hear where minutes and seconds got their name.
Hint: seconds got their name because they are the second set of divisions but nobody thought about renaming minutes to primaries.
@@HappyBeezerStudiosItalians do say prima for minutes.
My teenagers love quizzing me on what I remember from high school. I now have some comeback questions for them! Thank you for the information, I never knew what AM and PM stood for until now!
I get so much from these videos. Even if i'm listening to you talk about something I know, I still can't stop watching! Love the channel!
"Them royalties dried up!" 😂 what wit and timing!
I’ve got to know more stuff from this channel than all the school days from kindergarten to highschool farewell. Interesting stuff!!
Me too
Me too
American?
You should have paid attention in school.
Definitely, educational text books should be rewritten. (MORE accurately & easily explained). 🤷🏾♀️
Okay, Neil, I'm a astronomy enthusiast, but your explanation about the lines on the sky REALLY astounded me. I learned a lot, and i am very thankful ... :)
I am a Libran because I was born on the Ides of October. I enjoy sharing with others the fact that my sign is the only sign that's not a "living thing." There has always been something unique and special about the Libra.
I enjoy I’m a Virgo the only goddess in the sky and at one time they thought virgo and libra were one sign. The scales belong to the goddess. This is why she has been known as Astraea, goddess of purity and justice for the Greeks, Isis for the Egyptians.... she has been referred to many goddess over time. I find the history fascinating. I like when they explain why it was split and why the Virgo and Scorpio symbols are so similar.
Professor Neil, this is the best show that you have ever been featured in. I stayed for the whole episode. Keep doing this 👍👍👍
I first knew about Ophiuchus from FairyTail and I was amazed about to know the 13th Zodiac for the first time when I was a kid.
this is the explainer ive been waiting for, specifically explaining the zodiac signs. growing up i was told my birthday fell under the Leo sign and i went around saying that until i noticed they technically switched at some point making me a cancer as according to the days/chart. i did a bunch of research and read somewhere about the signs shifting with time because of the detail neil mentioned and have been waiting for someone like neil whos more educated than me to explain so i can share the knowledge with others
This gives more credibility to the sidereal astrology system then.
@@lotusphoenix8Sidereal is technically accurate. However, some people still use the Western / standard system for an alternate perspective.
@ThisisDaniel they all have a place and relation to your as a person. I've done numerous charts, the ones that resonate the most are western (I guess whole house system) and sidereal with 13th sign (to which I used to be resistant, but it actually turned to explain so much lol). Vedic, not so much.
@@ksy4747 I alternate between the various charts. Sidereal is akin to vedic, as they use the same metrics to calculate placements. I hear you, though x
@@ThisisDaniel have you looked into human design and gene keys?
The images really helped. Great video, Neil! Thanks for such great content!
Yep, I now have a good idea of how that star chart is composed 🤫
Chuck makes these exchanges truly entertaining.
Never been so blown away by a bunch of lines.
Neil is so endearing, I can't help grinning watching him explain things.
The addition of editors/ clever editing, animations... its taking the channel in a direction that I really like. I can see a full on animation with animated versions of Neil and Lord Chuck immersed in an ''explainer'' universe of outer space worlds
😮"worst than pluto for you..." 😂😂😂😂😂 As always gentlemen, thank you!
No wonder I didn't have a good day today; I was wearing blue when I was supposed to wear red. Thanks a lot, Neil.
10:36 LMAOOOOO
I love watching your videos. The level at which you deliver information in a manner that is so easy to understand is unparalleled. If all educators had this ability, learning would be so much more fun and easier to decipher.
I was amazed to learn the difference in how the constellations move across the sky in New York as opposed to in Tanzania. In New York they move by horizontally in a circular fashion, in Zanzibar a little south of the equator they appeared to descend vertically. It was fascinating.
This changes EVERYTHING!!!
I am more educated than I was before I watched this video, thank you so much
“I thought am was after midnight”
You and me both 😂
I enjoy listening to you because you simplify everything, and so I understand everything you say. Thank you !
Man I absolutely love Star Talk !!!
Please do an in depth talk about the movement of earth around the sun, the length of days, and the seasons. The variation of temperatures on earth are so mild compared to the other planets in the solar system!
Thank you for doing these and making it fun!!!
My dad taught me the AM/PM definition when I was a little kid and it has stuck with me through the years. I wonder whether am/pm timekeeping will slowly fade into oblivion, since much of the world now uses a 24hr clock system (already in use by US military)? Thanks for the refresher, Neil dG T 😊
Nope. As soon as I left the military I went right back to back to 1@ hr clocks and that was 24 years ago.
Ante meridiem and post meridiem. Committing them to memory.
Thank you
*meridiem
@@DistantlyCold Thank you for the correction.
@@DistantlyCold it's meridian
I can stop thinking about why they call it that now. lol
@@anitagarcia8056 it's actually both. Meridiem is more historically proper and specifies time, meridian is more common while more concisely specifying location.
The two terms are enough related to each other as to be interchangeable when talking about local (locational) time of day, while putting "meridiem" on a map would not be proper because the map does not reflect actual time of day, even if it includes time offsets based on meridians.
“I’m so sorry guys, this is worse than Pluto for you”😂
This challenges everything we read about the signs of the zodiac.😩😂
This aligns with Vedic Astrology which uses precession in its calendar. Basically, if you’re born before the Full Moon that month, you’re the sign preceding yours. If you’re born after the Full Moon that month, you’re the sign you think you are based on Western astrology. (For example, my birthday is September 3, making me a “Virgo” in Western astrology, but in Vedic astrology I’m actually a Leo since the Full Moon that month is around September 14).
I’d also recommend looking into Celtic astrology which uses 13 signs in the year instead of 12.
Vedic astrology doesn't really use the lunar cycle to determine the placement of signs. though it may be that the lunar cycle aligns with the change in signs at this point in time (it is bound to happen at some point but would misalign after a while again.
I do like your point about Celtic astrology which uses a 13 month lunar year with 13 trees instead of 12 zodiac signs. Different cultures used different astrological systems. The Chinese based theirs on a 12 year cycle instead of the Mesopotamian stellar zodiac.
@ I know it doesn’t but it’s a pattern I recognized.
This is why I love U Mr Tyson...I got up this morning while observing the Sunrise & said, why don't they teach N school that the Sun &Moon R not rising/setting.....We're Rotating Around (wobbling) in a 24hrs span...&Yes there is a 13th sign with it's own chacteristic , I'm a Ophiuchus Sagittarius ...I so appreicate the lesson today😊
I love that you guys are using graphs now makes it way more entertaining
I live in Indianapolis. We have a street called Meridian. It's center of the city and goes north/south. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 I never even questioned it
Yeah I’m here too lol I live a street ova from meridian i always knew it was the middle of the city , I tell folks I live in the middle of the city I’m 20 to 25 mins away from East and west etc
I’ve lived on 96th st and merdian and now by south Emerson near Meridian and honestly I am blown away. And Indianapolis is near the middle so Meridian balances that in a weird way
How I remember latidute vs longitude: Picture a balloon that looks like the Earth, with a pencil in the middle pointing towards the surface. As the balloon rotates, if we move the pencil up or down from the middle line (called the equator) at a certain angle called latitude, it will create a line that runs parallel to the equator. This line is also called the latitude.
But, if we move the pencil left or right (east or west) at a different angle called longitude and change the rotation of the balloon to be north to south, the pencil will create a line called longitude.
i remember thinking of it as if you are climbing up a really tall LADDER (latitude). With the rungs, or steps, of the ladder representing latitude, and the ladder rails stretching all the way from the bottom of the earth (south pole) to the top of the earth (north pole) representing longitude. My mind also thinks like, it is a LONG way up, haha! 🤷♀️ always worked for me...
Great Explainer. Neil Nails it everytime.
He just explained the Western(Tropical) Zodiac System. Whereas, the Indian(Vedic) Zodiac system follows the actual position of the background of stars and hence it can never be incorrect.
Your Vedic Zodiac Sign can never be wrong.
Looks like I'll have to scrap the Traditional Western Zodiac System for the Vedic one now. Gotta learn my natal chart all over again. Lol 😂
This is the comment i was looking for
he explained it's original not its use of the zero degree Aries point. which tropical use the name and meaning still appy if you use the Aries point not the postion of constellations.
@@seveneleven7725 im not too clear on what you're explaining, but I would like to understand. Can you explain further?
@anthonyjay767 every year the sun hits the earth on the equinox at zero degrees of what is called Aries that is the starting mark for what is known as tropical astrology. it ignors the constellations which have moved back because of earth's wobble. Pisces is the back ground constellation now but we read a chart from how the sun hits the degrees on the earth not the constellations behind it .despite positioning of the stars the name and qualities still describe the person place or thing. most people have no idea including these two very smart people.
I pondered this a few years ago and it made me appreciate every day every moment sunrise cloud sky colors sunsets axis tilt time will never happen again in the same manner it’s all original and singular moments… oh the rabbit hole!!!
There are 13 lunations too. It seems relevant to have a 13 month calendar.
Yup
In Ethiopia, there is a 13th month calendar.
I love how methodical Neil's teachings are
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The intro is gorgeous ❤❤❤❤
Thanks Dr. D for bringing astronomical science and the universal landscape to basic knowledge.
SO grateful I found NdT’s channel. My dad & I use to discuss his theories often back when he took over the cosmos.
After Midnight and Pre Midninght still make sense to me Chuck, u were still on the money 👌
Loved it. I'm 66 and have learned a whole lot of new stuff! Right ascension and declination, precession, galactic equator - fascinating, thank you guys for the facts and the laughter!
Great information as usual, and I enjoy the graphics to help drive the point home!
Just discovered this yesterday and I love it. The chemistry is perfect
10:39 this totally makes me think of the myan calendar predictions
Thanks for a very clear explanation of things one should know before even looking for constellations.👌
I like this new intro, thanks for the content Neil & Chuck, from France
Neil and Chuck, y'all rock! Love the channel and content. Peace 🤘 💥 ✌️
They didn’t teach us this in high school
In which country? I'm sorry to hear that, buddy.
I just said the same thing! ❤
Annnnd it was explained so NON-complicatedly.
I didn't like the earlier episodes much cause it seemed like Chuck's intelligence was downplayed in the name of comedy. As time went on whether by designed, production choice, or Chuck just absorbing the information a wonderful balance has been struck. Chuck is smart and funny and it makes everything 10x better. Y'all better never break up.
I like how Neil always keeps leaving questions for Chuck to answer showing hes both engaged and knowledgeable, and it does a good job at reinforcing things to learn them. Also it admittedly breaks up neil from sounding like he's ranting over people lol.
Now that's a worthy intro! Thank you
Thanks Neil for the Videos. They are always educational and entertaining.
I used to think the same exact thing about a.m. and p.m. thank you, Neil and Tyson Clarification is growth. Thank🙌🏾 you so much
This was cold. Lol. Thank goodness for the animation, otherwise id be as lost as Christopher Columbus 😂
10:27 What about the addition of (or, really, the re-introduction of) the thirteenth sign of the Zodiac? Just wondering if, and then how, that affects the way you rewind the sky. 🙂
silly billy, the zodiac most commonly used isn't based on the positions of the constellations, its based on a circle divided into 12 equal parts with the zodiac signs laid therein. It's based on a geometric figure and on the path of the sun which is why the zodiac starts with aries and why aries starts at spring equinox, not the position of any "fixed" stars. Even sidereal astrology that looks at the positions of the stars doesn't suddenly change the zodiac to 13 signs or give certain constellations more degrees than others based on the positions of stars. It's 30 degrees of the ecliptic per sign but they consider where those constellations are along the ecliptic. You're basically conflating the two systems and finding a contradiction which is natural but incorrect. 9:13 that's a fun diagram though.
It's still not an exact science and his point still stands that sky is not the same all the time. My whole life I was identified as Libra, I met a reader that said No, I was actually a Virgo. Another read my chart as Scorpio. I love it. We're not bound to any system.
Neil is the best teacher ❤❤
I've always been in such awe for how ingenious the physicist and astrologist were in the past being able to observe and deduce so much without any of the tools and knowledge we take for granted now. Like when 2000 years ago some dude has the creativity to come up with an idea to measure the circumference of the earth based on shadows during the solstice. Just amazing! Makes me wonder if we were able to transport those minds to the 21st century and give them the tools we have today, if they'd come up with more amazing things then the scientist of this era.
8:22 - okay, so i literally laughed loud on this... because of me being confused about it. But after it, my first thought went to the Marvel Moonknight series and in my head I immediately gave credit to those that came up with the idea of Khonshu spinning back the sky to what it looked like several thousand years ago. Mind. Blown. Wow!!!
Great content sirs, was entertaining and informative. Love the show
Thanks for making generations curious. God bless you mr. Neil. ❤
You have shattered my mother's world. lol. Do not worry, I never agreed with her and always thought the zodiac signs were BS. She loves that stuff. She makes comments all the time about my brother and sister like "Well you know she is a Libra so it makes sense." or "You are such a Gemini." I just look at here, nod and continue the conversation about things that make sense. She is so into it and believes it that she purposefully planned when 2 of her children would be born and thus when she got pregnant because she wanted a child of that star sign. So yeah....our parents are sometimes a bit crazy.
Many thanks for enlightening us. You teach wonderful concepts in a simplified language which several schools failed to do in decades
Omg this was wild just listening to this! The fact you talked about polestar and the Egyptians and how we are actually not a certain zodiac sign makes so much sense!! Loved this video!! Thank for this!!
Attending this amazing lecture from Namibia, South West Africa the country with the oldest desert
The last time i got this many lines was from my school teacher saying i must not talk in class.....had to write it 500 times....so i dud 1000 and told them to keep the other 500 for next time....i got another 500 lines saying i must not talk back to my teacher.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I feel your pain
Last time for me was all my answers I thought I had right were wrong 😂😂😂 just like my Zodiac 😂
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I wrote so many lines in school I had carpal tunnel syndrome before it existed.
This was brilliant!!! And very hilarious 😂. Thank you Neil and Chuck...
This was like a flashback to 8th grade..I remembered these terms and felt smart asl! But whew..without the animations, I would be lost without a map. Im a visual learner so thx for the visuals! It helped a lot!
Thanks, I woke up this morning to this fascinating, informative and user-friendly astrophysics lecture. I have learnt something from this video and feel equipped to lecture friends and relatives. 😊
I would need to listen to this at least 10 more times to get a bare bones understanding of this subject but thanks guys for trying.
This is why you study Vedic astrology for chart accuracy. They focus on exactly where the planetary arrangements were, not an estimate.
I was thinking the same thing.
So? Astrology is still birthdate discrimination. 🤡
It's still pseudo science no matter what chart you use.
but it might not be what it was assumed to be 2000 years ago.. so if it could be wrong 2000 yrs ago.. it could be wrong there after
@@PIXEL00000 it is… Vedic astrology tracks on the 28 day moon cycle where as the Gregorian calendar manipulates the days in a year to synchronize holidays
Phew! Yo Neil! You should consider issuing certificates to us your students.😂😂😂
Na fr I swear
^this comment
@1:52 Chuck may have saved this by suggesting Post Mid-day 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏
Love these two and their chats 😁
This was great. Love the “cosmic crib” recordings but this one helped me out a lot. I took elementary astronomy last semester this really helped me understand the basics. Thanks Neil. 💯✨
And this is why, on your birthday, the stars are aligned exactly where they were when you were born. 😊 and originally, there were 13 months, which is why the sun goes throughout 13 zodiacs instead of 12.
Countries like Ethiopia still have 13 months and follow the Julian calendar.
Very informative!! Thank you. I love you guys!
There is no way... I just watched your grab bag from 9months ago and neil made chuck guess these acronyms, what a coincidence
Zeitgeist mentioned the shifting of the constellations. Cool to hear the science explaining it
I ❤ these two together 😂 Seriously, who thought of this collaboration 😅 I’ve learned a lot watching and listening 😊