Cassiopeaia, like Orion and Ursa Major, is one of the easiest constellations to spot in the sky. It hangs like a large 'W' between Cepheus and Andromeda. The star in the middle of the W (Gamma Cassiopeiae) is an irregular variable star that changes in intensity (it however is said to be the third brightest star in the constellation.
Cassiopeaia was the queen of AEthiopia, wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda. She almost lost her daughter and her kingdom because she had boasted that she was more beautiful than that of the sea goddess, Nereus', daughters. |
