Monday, November 1, 2010

Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky. It is named after the Phoenix, a mythical bird. Phoenix was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtma. The first depiction of this constellation in a celestial atlas was in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603. - Wikipedia
Cetus is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology, although it is often called 'the whale' today. Cetus is located in the region of the sky known as the Water, along with other watery constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces, and Eridanus. - Wikipedia


Taurus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. The name of the constellation is from the word "taurus" which is the Latin word for a "bull". The astrological symbol for the constellation is (Unicode ♉), a stylized bull's head. - Wikipedia.