Stars Myth And Astrological Reasoning

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The stars are not only scientific structures of gas that light the nights sky, but a wondrous sight. Individuals use stars through the years in many different ways. Despite its beautiful glow, the stars serve as a guidance to people. Farther back, and even today, stars set a mythical and astrological reasoning to people actions and earth's events. There is often a disagreement between science and myths regarding the reasoning for all star's existence.
Stars come in all different shapes and sizes. The intensity of light that each beam gives off is miraculous. The beams could be high and low, but still give that satisfying glow. The patterns in the sky that stars can make are quite entertaining to me. Sometimes, you can connect the points of

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