A mystery in Grand Central Terminal NYC solved

[jason]

A mystery in Grand Central Terminal NYC solved

In the Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal in NYC, there is a “great astronomical mural, from a design by the French painter Paul Helleu, painted in gold leaf on cerulean blue oil. Arching over the 80,000 square-foot Main Concourse, this extraordinary painting portrays the Mediterranean sky with the zodiac and 2,500 stars.”
But, if we look closer…there is an unsolved mystery surrounding this mural.
From an article in The New York Times, by Jesse Mckinley in 1995:

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[Sasquatch]

That is so cool! I love astronomy and thought about taking courses in college when I was there. We have an observatory now at the college I attended. The ceiling in that terminal has to be beautiful. I'd love to see it in person.

 

[Artemis]

What would the be the mystery in the mural ? Are there any clues? Does the mystery concern astronomy or astrology? What do the stars stand for?

 

[Old World American]

Aw, the link went down.