Riding high in the northeast sky as darkness descends is a striking zigzag row of five stars marking the Queen of Ethiopia, Cassiopeia.

Cassiopeia (pronounced kass ee oh pee’ uh) the Queen is one of the first constellations amateur astronomers come to recognize. That’s because its five brightest stars form an asterism that ...

Eta Cassiopeiae is a famous double star with contrasting colors. You can find it in the W-shaped constellation of the Queen ...

However, the two most conspicuous constellations whirling in their nightly course in the northern skies are the Big Dipper and the "W" of Cassiopeia the Queen, and Friday evening (Oct. 14) is a ...

Using a pair of binoculars, look for the letter W to identify the constellation Cassiopeia. If you live in the northern hemisphere, it will appear in the northwestern sky after sunset.

Cassiopeia, like Ursa Major, is a far northern, circumpolar constellation. It never sets as seen from latitudes north of about 30 degrees, which includes nearly all of the United States and Canada ...

The Double Cluster. Cassiopeia lies almost completely within the Milky Way, embedded within some marvelous star fields.In contrast to the region around Sagittarius, which marks the center of our ...

The Cassiopeia constellation is surrounded by celestial treasures. Here's how to see them. News. By Joe Rao published 23 August 2024 Few star patterns have a shape so easy to remember: a neat "M ...