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Cassiopeia, the Queen
Distinctive for its “W” shape, the Cassiopeia lies in the
Northern Hemisphere. In Greek mythology, Cassiopeia was
the queen and wife of King Cepheus. She boasted about her
beauty and angered the sea god Poseidon. As punishment,
she needed to sacrifice her daughter Andromeda by tying
her to a rock to be eaten by the sea monster Cetus.
Andromeda was saved by Perseus and went on to become his
wife. The gods were so displeased at Cassiopeia that they
bound her to a chair in the sky as a constellation.
This constellation contains the Perseid meteor shower as
well as a total of eight named stars: Achird, Caph,
Castula, Fulu, Nushagak, Ruchbah, Schedar, and Segin.
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NAME: The Queen
AREA (in square degrees): 598.407
QUADRANT: NQ1
VISIBLE BETWEEN LATITUDES: 90°N – 20°S