Night Sky
Poets, common people, children and adults alike, we all wonder at the beauty of the night sky once in a while. There is magic to the night’s majestic picture, and they way people have perceived it throughout the ages of history. Most antique civilizations devoted a great attention to the study of the sky map and organized all their major life events accordingly: testimonies about the importance of constellations, stars and celestial bodies are constantly brought by the calenders, the astronomic sites, the cults of the sun and even the myths and legends. And all these start with the belief that Earth is a unitary element in the harmony of the universe. Modern man focuses less on the night sky.
Presently we have other means to study the night sky and different purposes in mind: we search for scientific evidence to support the theory of UFO visitation, we now admire major cosmic events with the help of huge telescopes that get to peek in the inner life of the galaxy or we simply feel fascinated by the beauty of the high spheres. Depending on the time of the year when one watches the night sky, different constellations are visible as the Earth orbits around the sun. Many things have been discovered in time, and plenty are waiting hidden ever since the Greeks gave the first name to the constellations.
A major factor that prevents the proper observation of the night sky is pollution. One thing is for sure, a large metropolis with lots of industrial activity and plenty of cars running permanently make a lousy astronomy observation spot. Many people claim to have seen the most beautiful of night sky panoramas in the mountains, where the altitude increases panorama viewing because of the rarer atmosphere. The clearer the sky, the higher the visibility of the night sky. For those who take a great pleasure in astronomy, the study of the constellations by means of various softwares and private telescopes is definitely rewarding.
One other dimension of the sky night study is the creation of the personal horoscope and the study of the zodiac signs. Every sign of the zodiac has an afferent constellation, and the study of the sun and earth moves as well as the position of the planets and the stars in the night sky influence the zodiac. This is in fact the astrological explanation for the resemblances that exist between people belonging to the same zodiac signs. All in all, the fascination the night sky has on mankind transgresses curiosity, scientific interest and mythological explanations, there is simply something more than that.