October 23, 2010
Andromeda is the beautiful daughter of Queen Cassiopeia and King Cepheus, a celestial royal family that figured heavily in Greek mythology. One corner of the Great Square of Pegasus marks the princess’ head, a star named Alpheratz.
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The stars of Andromeda twinkle brightly in our October sky, high in the east after darkness falls. One corner of the Great Square of Pegasus marks the princess’ head, a star named Alpheratz. From there, two diverging streams of stars to the north trace out her body and legs. Almach, her left foot, is a beautiful telescopic binary star, one golden and one blue.
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