Astrophysicist Debunks Horoscopes with Basic Astronomy (+ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!)

What's the difference between astronomy and astrology? Astronomy is a science. Astrology is not. Astronomy uses the movements of the planets and stars to experimentally determine the physics of the Universe. Astrology uses those same planetary movements to claim that they somehow affect the lives of humans down on Earth. Spoiler alert: THEY DON'T!

Figure out what your actual star sign is due to the precession of the Earth’s axis: http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zp4fvcw

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Camera focusing issues again. That'll teach me to play with the auto-face focus rather than leaving it on manual focus which I know works. I'll make sure it's right for next week's video.

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Dr Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist researching galaxies and supermassive black holes at Christ Church at the University of Oxford.

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