Ophiuchus is not part of the traditional Zodiac, which has twelve signs (corresponding to the twelve New Moons-or Full Moons-in a year). You're probably thinking of the supposed addition of Ophiuchus, the Snake-Handler, as a "new" sign of the Zodiac. People like things to be neat and evenly spaced, but the zodiacs simply aren't equally spaced in the sky. Western convention chose to ignore the 13th zodiac (Ophiuchus) even the Sun had always passed through this constellation. Zodiacs are always changing, but very slowly. See the Related links below for an explanation of both sides of the debate. I think people should choose whatever sign they think fits them the most, but the main astrology community will continue to use the top chart. just someone predicted what people in the past might have meant, and there is no way to really know. However, the astronomer that answered the reporter's questions doesn't even believe in Astrology and just explained precession. The original story reported that an astronomer had corrected the star signs and come up with a 13th Zodiac sign. Actually, that is a very debatable topic.
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