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Anyone who enjoys looking at star maps from long ago soon realizes that the concept of “constellations” was applied rather loosely, depending on the whims of each cartographer. And over time some constellations were proposed but never caught on — or were later abandoned. (Check out Bob King’s amusing look at some of these.) It […]
Every year, Taurus returns to the autumn and winter skies of the Northern Hemisphere. In iconic illustrations, this constellation outlines the drama of a huge bull as he charges. Indeed with his easy-to-find V-shape horns, the Bull seems to be leaping right out of the sky, a pattern recognized in cultures across the world. With […]