Click on the "Settings" button, go to the "Orientation" button,
and set the orientation to Equatorial. Turn off the
horizon display. Click on the "Planets" Palette. Double
click on Sun to center the Sun in the display. Be sure daylight
is turned off by clicking on the blue toggle on the
horizontal toolbar. Click on the padlock at the top of the
"Planets" Palette to lock on the Sun. Click on the "Guides"
button, go to the "Constellations" button, and click on
Boundaries. Click on the "Guides" button again, go to the
"Constellations" button, and this time click on Label. You
should be able to see the regions of the sky assigned to the
various constellations. Set the date to January 1 and the
step size to 1 day. Turn on the clock and record all the constellations
through which the Sun passes in a year. Compare
your list to the signs of the zodiac. Set the date to
December 8. Suppose you were born on December 8.
What constellation would the Sun have been in on the
date of your birth? What do you suppose your zodiacal
sign would be?
