Sunday, December 6, 2015

 

The constellation pictured is Cetus. This constellation is located in the northern hemisphere. This constellation was named after the Cetus, the sea monster from the Greek myth about Andromeda. The constellation Cetus is located in the region of the sky called the Water. Cetus contains the barred spiral galaxy Messier 77 and contains several well-known stars. The stars contained in Cetus: Deneb Kaitos, Menkar, Tau Ceti, and Mira. Cetus is the fourth largest constellation is the sky. Cetus lies in the first quadrant of the southern hemisphere. Cetus has fourteen known stars and contains one Messier object. There are three meteor showers associated with Cetus: the October Cetids, the Eta Cetids, and the Omicron Cetids. 
http://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/cetus-constellation/
http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/cetus.htm

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