LOM v1.0hierarchicalLOM v1.01URLhttp://portal.discoverthecosmos.eu/node/195733enThe planets in their orbit around the Sun occupy different positions in the sky as seen by an observer on Earth throughout the year. When the Earth orbits the Sun we see our star projected in the direction of 13 different constellations. These are named the zodiacal constellations. The time the Sun is projected in the direction of each constellation is not equal in number of days. For instance, it stays 8,4 days projected in the direction of the constellation Scorpius and 44,5 days in the direction of Virgo. We can build a template that helps to understand how the visible planets to the naked eye move in relation to the stellar background and thus provide its location and visibility in relation to the local horizon.Astronomy Solar System planets astronomy translation movement scales spatial orientation constellation ZodiacLOM v1.0final1.0LOM v1.0author2009-01-01Leonor CabralPaula FurtadoLOM v1.0publisher2013-04-04Leonor CabralenLOM v1.0LOM v1.0creator2013-06-10Leonor.CabralLOM v1.0validator2013-06-10Ana CostaLOM v1.0browserLOM v1.0anyLOM v1.0osLOM v1.0anytext/htmlhttp://portal.discoverthecosmos.eu/node/195733LOM v1.0noLOM v1.0noLOM v1.0mixedLOM v1.0highLOM v1.0mediumLOM v1.0Guided ResearchLOM v1.02 didactic hours9-1212-15LOM v1.0DisciplineScienceAstronomy: ConstellationsAstronomy: EarthAstronomy: OrbitAstronomy: PlanetsAstronomy: Solar systemAstronomy: Solar system - otherAstronomy: SunAstronomy: ZodiacScientific enquiry: Creativity in scienceUseful materials and products: Everyday materials