![]() ![]() ![]() These are the terms that astronomers use to map the night sky and serve as the equivalents of latitude and longitude. The location in the sky is designated as one hour right of ascension and 60 degrees north of declination. It resides in the sky near other constellations whose names are taken from the Greek myth, Perseus, Cepheus, and Andromeda, Cassiopeia Constellation Location in the Sky Also turned to stone are Cassiopeia and her husband.Ĭassiopeia is forever immortalized in the stars as the namesake for this constellation. They prepare her for sacrifice, and she is saved by Perseus who says the monster and then subsequently weds her.Īt the wedding feast a fight breaks out, and he uses Medusa’s severed head to turn the enemies to stone. The only way to save the kingdom, according to an oracle, to rid the kingdom of the monster is to sacrifice Andromeda, the daughter of Cassiopeia and Cepheus. The Nereids were unhappy and complained to Poseidon who then deploys a sea monster to destroy the coastal kingdom. The story goes that Cassiopeia was married to Cepheus and bragged that she was more beautiful than the sea nymphs known as Nereids. She is known as the vain queen due to the story about her and her daughter Andromeda. Cassiopeia Constellation MythologyĬassiopeia is a figure from Greek Mythology. Take the line of those stars and follow it to the other side of Polaris and there you will find Cassiopeia. Use the two stars of the Dipper that point toward the Polaris. You may also see the ‘W’ as an ‘M’ and you can locate it using the Big Dipper. ![]() It is created from the five brightest stars in the constellation, recognized as being made of 8 total stars. Cassiopeia Constellation Facts, Myth, Location and Stars How to Identify The Cassiopeia ConstellationĬassiopia has a fairly distinct misaligned ‘W’. There are quite a few things to know about this constellation including the namesake, how to locate it, and the stars that create its shape to name a few. ![]()
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