Aries (constellation)
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Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. The name Aries is Latin for ram. Its traditional
Aries and Musca Borealis as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c. 1825
The constellation Aries as it can be seen with the naked eye
NGC 772, with a notated supernova
The constellation Aries showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
Cassiopeia (constellation)
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Cassiopeia is a constellation and asterism in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty. Cassiopeia was on
Cassiopeia in her chair, as depicted in Urania's Mirror
Cassiopeia in the night sky
Kappa Cassiopeiae and its bow shock. Spitzer infrared image (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Four clusters in Cassiopeia. IC 166, NGC 654, NGC 663, and NGC 659