Shipping Package: The Art Print is sent in a thick recycled paper tube, wide enough to keep your print protected. Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty. One day Cassiopeia proclaimed to the Nereids, female. Size: A3 Size (29.7 x 42.0cm), (11.69 x 16.53 inches) / A4 Size (21.0 × 29.7cm) (8.27 × 11.69 inches) Cassiopeia was the wife of King Cepheus of Aethiopia and mother to the beautiful Princess Andromeda. The constellation contains several notable deep sky objects, among them the open clusters Messier 52 and Messier 103, the Heart Nebula and the Soul Nebula, the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, the star-forming cloud popularly known as the Pacman Nebula, and the White Rose Cluster. It is the 25th largest constellation in the night. Cassiopeia is easily recognizable in the sky because of its distinctive W shape. Cassiopeia constellation is located in the first quadrant of the northern hemisphere (NQ1) and is visible at latitudes between +90° and -20°. The constellation was first catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century, along with other constellations in the Perseus family (except Lacerta). The remnant can be seen in visible light with amateur telescopes, starting with 9.25-inch instruments with filters. This makes Cassiopeia the 25th largest constellation of the heavenly bodies. The Constellation Cassiopeia Cassiopeia is a northern constellation which greek mythology considered to represent a vain queen. It lies at an approximate distance of 11,000 light years from Earth and has a diameter of about 10 light years. Cassiopeia is 598.4 degrees which is the equivalent of 1.451 of the sky. It was named after Cassiopeia, the vain and boastful queen in Greek mythology. Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is a supernova remnant located in the constellation Cassiopeia. Click on the "Notify me when available" to find out when they'll be back again.Ĭassiopeia constellation is located in the northern sky. Prints will be available again in a few months.
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