The most famed part of Pisces (the Fishes), the "Circlet," which
represents the head of the western fish, lies in the center of the
photograph. The brightest star of the circlet, the brighter star
toward upper right, is Gamma Piscium. The prominent star farther up, near the upper
right hand corner, is Fum al Samakah, Beta Psc. Directly down and to the
left of Gamma is one of the more famed stars of the constellation, the
reddish carbon star 19 (TX) Piscium. Iota is directly above 19, while
Omega is to the left of it. Kappa lies just down and to the left
of Gamma; right below it is fainter, unrelated, 9 Psc. UU=35 Psc is the
top star of the faint kite-shaped configuation at far left center. The constellation continues
to the left toward
central Pisces and the "vee" that makes
the ribbon that joins the fish together. The Vernal Equinox, the
point in the sky where the Sun crosses the celestial equator
on or about March 20
(marking the beginning of northern hemisphere spring), is down
and to the left of the Circlet.
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