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I wrote about how Earth's wobble causes our view of the skies to shift over time. Here's a paywall-free gift link. With @fparis.bsky.social and @iamrumz.bsky.social

nytimes.comYour Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date (Gift Article)Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.

Mr. Kit

@sinisterbird.bsky.social

9 Sept 2025

I got into astrology after reading about the discovery of Neptune, funny enough 🤷 Astrologists don’t use the actual stars, but a chart! (My previous beliefs to astrology were indoctrinated religion, I’m fucked up and have a permit to believe whatever celestial mumbo jumbo i please)

Aatish Bhatia

@aatishb.com

the discovery of Neptune is a fascinating story! Have you read The Hunt for Vulcan? I really enjoyed it thomaslevenson.com/hunt-for-vul... (And of course you should believe what makes sense to you, we do mention in the article that western astrology is tied not to the stars but to the seasons.)

thomaslevenson.comThe Hunt for Vulcan — Thomas LevensonThis book is part comedy of errors, part investigation of how science really works, told through the tale of a planet that ought to have existed, but didn’t.   The book tells how a deep understan...

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