Constellation power point

Kevin Montoya

1st period

Pisces

I. MermaidsII. The first

constellation of the zodiac

III.The fish

Location

Pisces is located in the first quadrant of the northern hemisphere and can be seen at latitudes between +90° and -65°.

occupying an area of 889.4 square degrees.

The following constellations neighbor Pisces Andromeda ,Aquarius ,Aries, Cetus, Pegasus

Pisces is the 14th constellation in size,

•Right Ascension: 1 hour •Declination: 15 degrees

Visible

Pisces can be found on September through January

The brightest stars on Pisces are

N pis with a magnitude of 3.6

Y pis with a magnitude of 3.7W pis with a magnitude of 4.0

Declination: 15 degrees latitudes 90 and -65 degrees You can see it in November at 9:00 PM

Pisces has two stars that are <3 magnetism

Pisces is consider part of the zodiac because is the 13th constellation of the zodiac

Greek & Roman Mythology

In the Greek myth a monster called Typhon coming from mount Olympus threatening all the gods and goddesses as he approaches the goddess Aphrodite and her son Eros escape and they turn into fish to swim away and two other fish take them to safety then the two fishes where honored and put in the sky's and were named Pisces

Other Myths Other mythology myth is almost the same thing but this time there was no two other fish helping them escape from Typhon they escaped on there own and there tails are tight together so they don’t lose each other while escaping

Other interesting facts about Pisces

1.Pisces sing represent eternity

2. The fish is also used in the Christian symbol to represent Jesus Christ.  This is typically in reference to the tale of the Loaves and Fishes Miracle

3. Pisces ruling planet is jupiter

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