IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia.
Pisces
The Fishes
OriginAncient
AbbreviationPsc
GenitivePiscium
Pronunciation/ˈpaɪsiːz/ genitive /ˈpɪʃiəm/
PICE-eez
LocationCelestial Equator
Primary StarAlrescha (α Piscium)
Right Ascention 2h 02m Declination +2° 46'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.058h (3.5m)
When the giant monster Typhon attacked Olympus, Aphrodite and her son, Eros, escaped by jumping into a river, turning into fish, and swimming away. To keep from getting separated the two were connected by a cord.
www.underthesky.com
Pisces as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1603). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←February 0769→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
232425262728
1 February 0769 2 February 0769 3 February 0769 4 February 0769 5 February 0769 6 February 0769 7 February 0769 8 February 0769 9 February 0769 10 February 0769 11 February 0769 12 February 0769 13 February 0769 14 February 0769 15 February 0769 16 February 0769 17 February 0769 18 February 0769 19 February 0769 20 February 0769 21 February 0769 22 February 0769 23 February 0769 24 February 0769 25 February 0769 26 February 0769 27 February 0769 28 February 0769 1 March 769
MD -459005 MD -459004 MD -459003 MD -459002 MD -459001 MD -459000 MD -458999 MD -458998 MD -458997 MD -458996 MD -458995 MD -458994 MD -458993 MD -458992 MD -458991 MD -458990 MD -458989 MD -458988 MD -458987 MD -458986 MD -458985 MD -458984 MD -458983 MD -458982 MD -458981 MD -458980 MD -458979 MD -458978 MD -458977