The arm is made up of the stars α Per, γ Per, δ Per, ε Per, η Per, and ν Per (Staal 1988) This is claimed to symbolise a woman's hand coloured red with henna, as well as Muhammad's daughter Fatima's bloodied hand α Cas, β Cas, γ Cas, δ Cas, ε Cas, and η Cas. In some Arab atlases, a figure is known as the "Tinted Hand" appeared in the stars of Cassiopeia. Bathsheba, Solomon's mother Deborah, an Old Testament prophet and Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus, were among them. Various Biblical figures were represented among the constellations of Cassiopeia in the 17th century. Caer Gwydion ("The Fortress of Gwydion") is the traditional Welsh name for the Milky Way, whereas Caer Arianrhod ("The Fortress of Arianrhod") is the constellation of Corona Borealis. Llys Dôn (meaning "The Court of Dôn") is the old Welsh name for the constellation in Welsh mythology. (Staal 1988)Ĭassiopeia was associated with Sharmishtha in Hindu mythology, who was the daughter of the mighty Devil (Daitya) King Vrishparva and a friend of Devayani (Andromeda). Gamma Cassiopeiae, often known as "Tsih," the Chinese term for "whip," represents the charioteer's whip. The constellations Kappa, Eta, and Mu Cassiopeiae created the Bridge of the Kings, which, when combined with Alpha and Beta Cassiopeiae, formed the mighty chariot Wang-Liang. Several figures were seen by Chinese astronomers in what is now Cassiopeia. The stars that make up the constellation Cassiopeia can be found in three places in Chinese astronomy: the Purple Forbidden Enclosure (紫微垣, Zǐ Wēi Yuán), the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), and the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ). Augustin Royer's atlas, published in 1679, has this illustration. She was depicted in France with a marble throne and a palm leaf in her left hand while holding her robe in her right. Al-Sufi depicted her as a queen of Persia, carrying a staff with a crescent moon in her right hand, wearing a crown, and riding a two-humped camel. (Chen 2007)Ĭassiopeia has been shown as a constellation in numerous ways throughout history. Perseus, the hero, saved Andromeda, whom she eventually married. (Chen 2007) Poseidon ordered Andromeda to be chained to a rock as prey for the monster Cetus, and she was compelled to circle about the North Celestial Pole on her throne, spending half of her time clinging to it, so she did not fall off. After enraging Poseidon with the statement that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids, or that she was more lovely than the sea nymphs, she was sent to the sky as a punishment. Along with Andromeda, Cepheus and Cassiopeia were put near to each other among the stars. Cassiopeia was the mother of Princess Andromeda and the wife of King Cepheus of Aethiopia (Chrisholm 1911). It is the closest known starburst galaxy.Ĭassiopeia, the queen of Aethiopia, is the name of the constellation. IC 10 is an irregular galaxy and the sole one in the Local Group of galaxies. Cassiopeia contains a rich part of the Milky Way, with several open clusters, young brilliant galactic disc stars, and nebulae.
Exoplanets have been discovered in 14-star systems, one of which, HR 8832, is expected to have seven planets. (Chrisholm 1911)Ĭassiopeia A is a supernova remnant that shines brightest in the sky at radio frequencies over 1 GHz. Tycho Brahe's supernova in Cassiopeia burned spectacularly in 1572. The yellow hypergiants Rho Cassiopeiae and V509 Cassiopeiae, as well as the white hypergiant 6 Cassiopeiae, are among the brightest stars in the sky. It can be seen at its clearest in the (sub)tropics from September to early November, and at low southern, tropical, latitudes of less than 25°S, it can be visible low in the North periodically.Īlpha Cassiopeiae, or Schedar, is the brightest star in Cassiopeia, with a brightness of 2.2, though it is periodically eclipsed by the variable Gamma Cassiopeiae, which has a magnitude of 1.6. Its unusual 'W' shape, formed by five bright stars, makes it instantly identifiable.Ĭassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky that may be seen all year round from latitudes north of 34°N.
Cassiopeia was one of the forty-eight constellations listed by Claudius Ptolemy in the 2nd century BC, and it is now one of the eighty-eight contemporary constellations. Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky named for the vain queen Cassiopeia, who boasted of her unequalled beauty in Greek mythology and was the mother of Andromeda.
IC434 & NGC2024 - Horsehead Nebula and the Flame Nebula
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