![]() The Cygnus constellation can be seen in the Northern Hemisphere from mid-summer to the end of September. Perseus turned Phineus to stone by brandishing the severed head of Medusa and so got to marry his princess.Īfter their deaths, Andromeda and Perseus were immortalized in the stars where the two lovers, and the sea monster, can still be seen today. He fell in love with the beautiful Andromeda, killed Cetus, and returned the princess to her relieved parents.ĭespite his bravery, Perseus could not marry Andromeda as she was promised to another man – Phineus. Luckily, the demigod Perseus happened upon her on his way home from slaying the snake-haired gorgon Medusa. ![]() To save their lands, the king and queen chained Andromeda to a rock as a sacrifice to Cetus. To punish her, Poseidon sent the monster Cetus to destroy their kingdom. Cassiopeia enraged the sea god Poseidon by boasting that her daughter was just as beautiful as his sea nymphs. The Princess Andromeda’s parents were King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia of Ethiopia. ![]() The Andromeda constellation is one of the furthest galaxies that can be seen with the naked eye on very dark nights around fall in the Northern Hemisphere. It is located 2.5 million light-years away from Earth and is classified as a spiral bar galaxy – meaning it features a swirl of space dust surrounding a central bar of bright light, like the Milky Way. Today the Andromeda constellation is known as the Andromeda Nebula or Messier 31.
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