Friday, September 11, 2015

Constellations: Andromeda, Cancer, and Capricornus

Andromeda constellation
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 constellation
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 constellation
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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