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What is Sagitarrius?
"the Archer"; a constellation of the Southern Hemishpere near Scorpius
What characteristic classifies a constellation as circumpolar?
Circumpolar, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Technically, a circumpolar constellation is one that never sets, but just goes around the elevated pole. That's the north star Polaris in the northern hemisphere, or the blank spot of space above the south pole. This, however, depends on your latitude; the higher your latitude, the more constellations are "circumpolar" for you. I live near Sacramento, CA, USA, at latitude about 38 degrees north, so any constellation within 38 degrees of Polaris is "circumpolar" for me. That includes constellations such as Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, and Draco, but not constellations like Orion.
How is zodiac sign related to constellation?
The zodiac signs are stars too! They produce constellation when they go near to another star. Zodiac Signs are just signs but they are stars!
Who possessed the best observations of the orbits of the planets and had a golden nose?
That was Tycho Brahe who lived on an island near Copenhagen and employed the great Johannes Kepler as his mathematician.
What is a star that never sets at latitude?
Stars near the north celestial pole and the south celestial pole become "circumpolar" at high latitudes. They "circle around the pole". For example, the star Polaris never sets anywhere in the northern hemisphere. Constellations like the Big Dipper, Draco or Cassiopeia are "circumpolar" north of about 30 degrees north latitude. While there is no "south pole star", a constellation such as the Southern Cross is circumpolar south of about 40 degrees South.
W shaped constellation near pole star?
Cassiopeia.
A constellation near the north star?
The north star is part of the constellation Ursa Minor, and is near such constellations as Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, and Draco.
What are facts about cassiopeia?
In Greek mythology, Cassiopeia was a vain queen, consort to Cepheus in Ethiopia. Ultimately, Poseidon threw them both into the stars, her upside down because of her vanity. The constellation Cassiopeia is five stars near Cepheus, shaped like a W.
What is the constellation that contains the polestar?
The Polestar is in Ursa Minor, or the Little Dipper. The Big Dipper and Ursa Minor and Cassiopeia are all near the Pole Star.
Why was Andromeda placed in the sky?
In Greek myth this was done by Athena; she was placed in the northern sky, near Perseus and Cassiopeia; the constellation Andromeda, so known since antiquity, is named after her.
Who are the main gods of the constellation Cassiopeia?
The Aethiopian queen Κασσιόπη is the mythological source for the naming of the constellation of Cassiopeia. According to the myth, she was punished by the god Poseidon, who rules the oceans, for boasting that she and her daughter Andromedawere more beautiful than the daughters of the sea-god Nereus, the Nereids. Poseidon chained her to a chair and placed her in the heavens near the pole, so that as the heavens rotate, she is upside-down half the time.
What shape is Cassiopeia?
Greek queen in Mythology famous for her beauty.Stellar constellation reported in the works of Ptolemy. and she was Greek play run escape and Rolex dudesIt is a constellation.It is a group of five stars arranged in the form of W. Its name in Indian astronomy is Sarmishta. It is seen near Pole Star and is best visible in the month of October in the northern sky.
Where is the location of Cassiopeia?
It's in the North.... near Polaris.
What constellation is visible any night of the year from the Northern Hemisphere?
The Big Dipper, Cassiopeia (looks like a "w") and a few others - if you live in or near a city, the bright lights wash out the sky and it's hard to see a lot of the stars...
The swan constellation lives near the heart of what other constellation?
Draco
What is the constellation near vela?
Carina is near Vela.
Where is the Pegasus constellation?
The constellation of Pegasus is in the northern sky. It is usually visible in summer, and is near the constellation of Andromeda.
