Pisces, the Fishes
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Knot of the two threads. It marks the knot formed by the joining together of the ends of the ribbons that hold the Fishes fast by the tail. The Arabs knew these two cords as "the Flaxen Thread."
It is a double star which culminates at 9 p.m. Dec. 7th. The remaining stars in the constellation are unimportant.
On a clear night, when the moon is absent from the sky, the lines of stars representing the ribbons can be clearly seen. Starting from the Knot Star, the stars diverge to the east and west, forming a "V"-shaped cleft, into which the Great Square of Pegasus seems about to fall.
