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Another prominent constellation in the northern sky. It is visible during winter in the early part of the night. It looks like a distorted letter W or M .
It was named after the vain queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty. Cassiopeia was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today.

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A constellation is a group of stars that make an imaginary shape in the night sky. They are usually named after mythological characters, people, animals and objects. In different parts of the world, people have made up different shapes out of the same groups of bright stars.

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It can be seen during winter in the late evenings. It is one of the most magnificent constellations in the sky. It also has seven or eight bright stars.  Orion is also called the Hunter. The three middle stars represent the belt of the hunter. The four bright stars appear to be arranged in the form of a quadrilateral.  The star Sirius, which is the brightest star in the sky, is located close to Orion.

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To locate Sirius, imagine a straight line passing through the three middle stars of Orion. Look along this line towards the east. This line will lead you to a very bright star. It is Sirius.

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The name “Cassiopeia” is a Phoenician phrase that actually means the “Rose-Colored Face.”

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Constellation Family Name: Perseus
Main Stars: 16
Stars with Planets: 12
Brightest Star: And
Nearest Star: Ross 248
Messier Objects: 3
Best Visibility: November, 9 p.m.

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Constellation Family Name: Perseus
Main Stars: 16
Stars with Planets: 12
Brightest Star: And
Nearest Star: Ross 248
Messier Objects: 3
Best Visibility: November, 9 p.m.

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A constellation does not have only 5-10 stars. It has a large number of stars. However, we can see only the bright stars in a constellation with our naked eye. All the stars which make up a constellation are not at the same distance. They are just in the same line of sight in the sky.

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Constellations Travel From East To West Like The Sun

Each night more stars and constellation begin to appear in the eastern part of the sky at dusk before moving across and disappearing over the western horizon by dawn. Likewise, those constellations which we had been able to see low near the western horizon after sunset will vanish from our view only to be replaced by constellations which had been higher in the sky at sunset just a few weeks earlier. The constellations which appear in the east have a daily shift rate close to one degree per day, as completing a 360 degrees circular journey around the Sun in 365 days produces roughly that rate. One full year later, and the stars subsequently return to the same position and rising time as the year before.

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1. The largest constellation (area-wise) is "Hydra" which is 3.16% of the sky.

2. The smallest is "Crux" which only takes up 0.17% of the sky.

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There are 13 zodiac constellations including Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, and Ophiuchus. The first 12 are also used for astrology and the zodiac calendar.