When the Babylonians looked up at the sky, they thought they saw patterns in the sky. They related those patterns to the stories of their gods and heroes. The bull they thought they saw, they related to the story of Taurus. When the Greeks took over Babylonian navigation techniques, the took over their zodiac as well.
A few interesting deep-sky objects in the constellation Aquila are: Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, one of the most massive structures in the Known Universe, is a dense conglomeration of galaxies near Aquila. NGC 6751 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila that looks like the iris of a human eye.
Rigel is imagined to be one of the feet of Orion, the Hunter. That's the origin of its name "Rigel" . . . from the Sumerian/Hebrew/Arabic "regel" meaning 'foot'.
The western star constellation is not a specific constellation; rather, it refers to a general location in the sky where various constellations can be found depending on the time of year. These constellations have different meanings and myths associated with them in various cultures.
the leaves are water containers
The famous butterfly cluster, also known as M6 or the Butterfly Nebula, is located in the constellation Scorpius. It is a beautiful open star cluster that can be observed with binoculars or a small telescope.
a chain of stars
associated with the Zodiac
meteor showers
Pollux is the brightest star in Gemini
The Stingray Nebula, the youngest known planetary nebula.
The Pleiades is found in the constellation Taurus, the Bull.
Aside from Cancer being the dimmest zodiacal constellation, the planet Mars is in Cancer (as of 4/21/10)
Some special features of the constellation Pisces would be 1. it contains the spiral galaxy messier 74 2. it contains white dwarfs
The Pleiades are found in the constellation of Taurus. Taurus is one of the zodiac constellations and is known for its bright stars and easily recognizable V-shape, with the Pleiades cluster located within this grouping.
Taurus is the name of a constellation ... one of those in the Zodiac.It looks like a big letter ' V ' above and to the right of Orion.
The seven sisters, also known as the Pleiades, are found in the constellation of Taurus. The Pleiades is one of the closest star clusters to Earth and is easily visible to the naked eye in the night sky.
The Seven Sisters are also known as the Pleiades. The constellation is Taurus (The Bull). The 'sisters' are located on the left shoulder of the bull.