Asterism 24 - Grain; Bread
Grains – the plants that started humankind’s agricultural revolution.
Once we cultivated Grain, and from it baked Bread, civilization developed.
The Grains appear as various grasses (wheat, rice, barley …) in the temperate
zones of Earth. We changed Grain as much as it changed us.
We have continually developed new strains to meet climactic challenges and
feed our ever-increasing population. Even today, Bread, in all its
varieties, is the foundation of humanity’s diet.
8 stars – 4 from Perseus, 4 from Taurus.
Right Ascension = 03h50m
Declination = + 29.6 degrees
The tight cluster of stars are the four brightest stars of the Pleiades,
the Seven Sisters, part of Taurus. The ecliptic passes just south
of this asterism.
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