Discussion III - Celestial Coordinates & Astrology

1.- Did you know that according to a very recent survey, 1 In 4 Americans thinks the sun goes around the Earth?

Here you can read more: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/02/14/277058739/1-in-4-americans-think-the-sun-goes-around-the-earth-survey-says

and that ~55% of Americans in the 18 to 24 age range think astrology is "very" or "sort of scientific"?

Caveat: some people confuse astrology with astronomy

Read more here: http://neoacademic.com/2014/02/14/nsf-report-flawed-americans-do-not-believe-astrology-is-scientific/#.Uv-gmEJdXLZ

2.- Wild Wild West and the Full Moon:

We will watch this part of the movie and discuss about this 'special' full moon at discussion section.

Link to video: http://www.astro.umd.edu/~rhc/www.mov

Curious about more examples of bad astronomy in movies? 
Check this website: http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/movies/index.html#list

I highly recommend to read the comments on the movie Armageddon ;)

3.- Celestial Coordinates: