Astrology involves beliefs that positions of celestial objects can provide information about human affairs, while astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena outside Earth's atmosphere. The document discusses popular practices in astrology like horoscopes and zodiac signs. It notes that while some people understand astronomy studies what happens around Earth, others incorrectly think astronomy and astrology are the same or that astrologers study astronomy. The document aims to understand public awareness and beliefs regarding astrology and astronomy in Bangladesh.

2. Astrology:
A group of systems, traditions, and
beliefs which hold that the relative positions of
celestial objects like stars, planets, comets, and
galaxies and related details can provide useful
information and personality, human affairs, and
other terrestrial matters.
Astronomy:
The scientific study of celestial objects
(such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and
phenomena that originate outside the Earth's
atmosphere (such as the cosmic background
radiation).

3. A celestial map from the 17th
century, by the Dutch
cartographer Frederik De Wit.
A celestial map from the 17th
century, by the Dutch
cartographer Frederik De Wit.
Zodiac in 6th
century,
A very popular branch of
Astrology

4.  Popular Practices
– FortuneTelling
– Zodiac
– Horoscope
 Purposes
¤ Marriage fixing
¤ Puja
¤ Inauguration of something
¤ Personal reason

5.  Don’t have the proper idea of Astrology
and Astronomy
 They think, both Astronomy and
Astrology is Science
 Their idea about Astronomy is to find out
what is happening around earth and
Astrology is study and predict about how
relative positions of stars, galaxies
related to human affairs.

6. Ð How much they are aware about Astrology and
Astronomy
Ð Popularity of Astrology in Bangladesh
Ð How much people believe on it
Why?
What I wanted to know:
 How much they do care about the proper knowledge and definition
of these terms.

7. What is the nature of science?
What is Astrology?
What is Astronomy?
What is the use of Astrology?
Why people believe on Astrology?
Does it always happen as what
Astrology says?
Is there any influence of Sun,
Moon and Stars
on the human fate?
Why people think that
Astrology and Astronomy
is the same thing?

8. People think that, Astrology is to talk about
their fate calculating the positions of stars
and planets
Positions of stars and planets influence human
fate highly
People think, study of Astronomy is Astrology
and Astrologers study Astronomy
Astrologers can tell their fate or future using
Astrology and they are proper & true.

9. 1. Primary Research
 Planned to do a survey
 Target Group: Common People
2. Secondary Research
 Had to go through Internet
 Took help from NSU & Public
Library
 Newspaper cutting, Magazines

10. Male = 23 Female = 11
Students = 33 Professional = 1
15-20 Years = 15 20-25 Years = 19

11. Q1. How do you define science?
A.The fact of knowing something
B.Knowledge or understanding of a truth
C.Knowledge gained through study or practice
D.All of the above
E.Others

12. Q2. What is your idea about Astronomy?
A.Scientific study of celestial bodies like stars, planets, galaxies
B.Measuring positions of stars, planets, galaxies
C.Study about how relative positions of stars, galaxies related to human affairs
D.Combination of all of the above

13. Q3. What is the main purpose of Astronomy?
A.To find out, what is happening around earth
B.To find what will happen in our future life
C.How earth is made
D.Others

14. Q4. Which one of the below is the example of Astronomy?
A.To find out if there is any unknown galaxy
B.To find out whether if there is any affect of Mars on us
C.To find out a best and perfect time to do good work
D.None of the above

15. Q5. What is your idea about Astrology?
A.Scientific study of stars, planets, galaxies
B.Measuring positions of stars, planets, galaxies
C.Study and predict about how relative positions of stars, galaxies related to
human affairs
D.None of the above

16. Q6. Which one of the below is an example of Astrology?
A.To find out if there is any unknown galaxy
B.To find out whether if there is any affect of Mars on us
C.To find out a best and perfect time to do good work
D.None of the above

17. Q7. What is the best field of Astronomy?
A.To research about the outer space
B.To research about how life started
C.Prediction of future events
D.Observation of sky

18. Q8. What is the most popular practice or example of Astrology?
A.Horoscope
B.Zodiac
C.Fortune Telling
D.Others

19. Q9. How far do you believe in astrological concept like horoscope, zodiac,
fortune telling etc.?
A.I have complete faith on them
B.Sometimes I believe on them
C.I never believe on them
D.Others

20. Q10. Considering the definition of science, how far do you think Astronomy is
a science?
A.Pure science
B.Somehow science
C.Not a branch of science
D.Not sure about it

21. Q11. Considering Astrology as a pseudoscience or superstition, how far do
you think Astrology is a science?
A.Pure science
B.Somehow science
C.Not a branch of science
D.Not sure about it

22. Q12. How far do you think Astronomy and Astrology is same and related?
A.Almost same
B.Somehow same
C.Some difference is there
D.Two different concepts.

23. The majority of people had clear idea about Science
 Among participants, one group had proper idea about
Astronomy, but the other group didn’t.
 Most of the participants had the right idea about the
objective of Astronomy.
 Majority of participants were able to pick the right example
of Astronomy.
 Most of the participants were familiar with the term
Astrology, which was out of my expectation.
 Surprisingly most of them were able to find out the best
example of Astrology from several options.
 But, unfortunately most of them had the wrong idea about
Astrology’s main purpose.

24. According to the participants, Zodiac is the most
common and favorite practice of Astrology in
Bangladesh
 When they were asked, one group replied they
sometimes believe on Astrology and the other
group does not.
 Most of the participants believe that Astronomy
is a branch of science
 In case of Astrology, most of them believe that
Astrology is based on superstition and is not a
branch of science and only a very few of them
believe that, Astrology is somehow a science.

25.  Provide right conceptions about
Astronomy and Astrology
 Publish, translate educational books
 Make films on Astrology and Astronomy
 Organize workshops, seminars
 Arrange sky observation camps
 Demonstrate people about the stars and
planets