ANDROMEDA
- The object to the right is actually the Andromeda galaxy that can be seen from Earth and is 2.5 million light years away
- Andromeda is part of the Perseus group of constellations which also includes Cassiopeia and Pegasus.
CANCER
- One of the dimmest constellations due to dim stars.
- Cancer is based on a 3,000 year old Babylonian constellation which was named "The Crayfish".
CAPRICORNUS
- Difficult to observe in the night sky as it contains no very bright stars.
- Capricorn is Latin for a horned goat.
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