There are 16 stars visible in the northern sky. The constellation is named after the mythical Andromeda princess, and contains the nearest full-fledged galaxy to our own.
The Ancient Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy described 48 constellations in his famous work "TheAlmagest" in 150 AD.
Ptolemy's list was the first official description of the stars, although they had been known to ancient Greeks, Babylonians, Egyptians and other cultures.
One of the largest of Ptolemy's constellations is Andromeda.
Ptolemy added another 40 constellations over the centuries. Ptolemy, who spent most of his life in Egypt, did not see many of these additions in the southern sky.
The 19th largest constellation is called Andromeda.
The western zodiac has a set of symbols.
The best place to view the Andromeda constellation is from the Northern Hemisphere. It disappears completely at 40 degrees south latitude. The 40th parallel south is below the southern tip of Africa and Australia.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the best time to see Andromeda is from August to February, while in the Southern Hemisphere it is from October to December.
In the Northern Hemisphere, from August to September, the moon rises on the north-eastern horizon at about 10 p.m. It can be seen in the eastern sky at around 8 pm. According to Planet Guide, Andromeda rises at around 6 p.m. in December and January.
There are a lot of constellations named after figures related to the myth of the Andromeda myth. The W-shaped constellation is located at the center of the sky.
The constellation can be seen as a sprawled figure with its arms extended. The figure's feet point in the direction of the constellation. The constellation is connected to the neighboring square by the figure's head.
Andromeda was a beautiful daughter of the king and queen. The sea god sent his pet sea monster Cetus to destroy the kingdom after his mother bragged that her daughter was better-looking than the sea nymph.
It was said that sacrificing Andromeda could save the country. The parents chained their daughter to a rock by the sea so that the sea monster wouldn't be able to get her. Fortunately, the prince flew past on his horse and fell in love with the beautiful woman. He married another person. The two lived happily ever after.
There are nine main named stars in the Andromeda constellation. The three stars that are brighter than 3.00 are the top 100 stars in the sky.
There are many intriguing objects within the Andromeda constellation that are only visible with telescopes or binoculars. The most famous is the AndromedaGalaxy, the closest full-fledged galaxy to the Milky Way. The two galaxies are on a collision course and will smash into each other a few billion years from now.
Alpheratz is from Alpha Andromeda.
Alpha Andromedae is the brightest star in the constellation. The head of Andromeda is called Alpheratz, but it is also part of the other side of the square.
Alpheratz is a system of two stars that is 97 light-years away from Earth. The biggest of the two stars has a unique chemical composition and is the best known star with high levels of mercury and manganese. The star is 200 times brighter than the sun and less than four times as massive.
The smaller star of the Alpheratz system is 10 times as bright as the sun, and it flies around the larger star every 97 days.
Mirach.
Mirach is located about 200 light-years away from Earth and is nearly as bright as Alpheratz. It is a giant star that is 1,900 times as bright as the sun.
Mirach is the chained figure's left hip. Astronomers can see two dwarf galaxies 10 million light-years away from Earth.
It's calledAlmach.
There is a person named "Algam Andramodae" who is the foot of the other person. The system has a central giant and two white dwarfs. About 350 light-years away from Earth, is the third brightest star in the constellation. The central giant of the star is 2,000 times brighter than the sun.
There are other stars in the constellation.
The stars in the Andromeda constellation are Delta, Iota, Upsilon, Adhil, and Mu.
The nearest major neighbor to the Milky Way can be found in the AndromedaGalaxy. The galaxy is barely visible to the naked eye but can be seen with binoculars.
The star Mirach can be seen to the right of the figure's right hip, as a misty patch on the edge of the Andromeda constellation. The right V shape of the constellation points in the direction of the galaxy.
The Andromedids Meteor shower used to occur every few years in November, and it appeared that the constellation was the source. The stars of the constellation had nothing to do with the shooting stars. The debris left behind by the comet was the actual source of the space rocks. The once fascinating display almost stopped as our planet&s path moved out of the path of cometary debris.
You can find more about Andromeda in the Planet Guide. This constellation is also explored by Universe Today.
IAU is a name for the constellation.
The theme is "constellations."
The Swinburne University of Technology.
There is anastronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/c/constellation.
There is a constellation called the Andromeda Constellation.
The Andromeda-constellation can be found at www.britannica.com.
The University of St. Andrew's has a biography of Claudius Ptolemy.
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