Cassiopeia: The Seated Queen and the Wish-granting Dragon
The famed Alexandrian astronomer, Ptolemy, catalogued Cassiopeia among his original 48 constellations recorded in The Almagest, and it still shines brightly to this day. Visible year-round, Cassiopeia is easily identified by its “W” shape. This distinction, also known as an asterism, made Cassiopeia one of the first constellations I could identify in the night sky. Each time I spot those five stars I am hit with a wave of nostalgia and this has caused Cassiopeia to be among my favorite constellations. While predominantly appearing in the Northern sky, Cassiopeia may also be viewed from parts of the Southern hemisphere. The stars span an area of 598 square degrees, making Cassiopeia the 25th largest of the 88 recognized constellations. Included in the formation are open clusters Messier 52 and Messier 103; the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A; a star-forming cloud known as the Pacman Nebula; and The White Rose Cluster. German-British astronomer Caroline Hershel discovered the cluster in 1783. Approximately 300 stars form this cluster, which appears as a delicate rose gently unfolding in the sky. Cassiopeia belongs to the Perseus family that also includes the constellations Andromeda, Auriga, Cepheus, Cetus, Lacuta, Pegasus, Perseus, and Triangulum.
Cassiopeia is also called The Seated Queen. The origins of the title lie in the Greek Muggle myth of Cassiopeia, Queen of Ethiopia. As the story tells, the vain
One of the most familiar constellations in the night sky aside from the Big and Little Dipper is Orion, the Hunter. Made identifiable by the three bright stars that make up "Orion's Belt", Orion is easily recognized throughout the world due to the convenient position upon the celestial equator, allowing the constellation to be seen from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. I chose this constellation as my favorite because it was, in fact, one of the first myths that I had ever learned, and also because it was the easiest constellation that I was able to find from my Constellation Atlas as a child. The constellation of Orion is comprised of mostly of blue stars: young, hot burning, giant stars that range from 243 light years to 1,359
In the novel Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson, the moral is how you cannot find yourself without taking risks. Just as Ping escaped from Huangling with her unique, brave and courage’s best friend, Danzi, they both took a risk and went on a journey to find Ping’s identity where she battled against hunters and becomes the true Dragonkeeper. Ping wouldn’t have found her true identity if she hadn’t taken risks.
I have chosen the Perseus Constellation. I chose that contallation because I have always liked the Greek Gods mythology. Perseus, named after the Greek Mythology hero, is a constellation in the Northen Sky. Perseus is bordered by Aries and Taurus to the south, Auriga to the east, Camelopardalis and Cassiopeia to the north, and Andromeda and Triangulum the west.
There are millions upon millions of stars that light up the night sky. Some of these stars are grouped together in a way that creates a shape or figure; these shapes have been studied for thousands of years by people all around the world. Some civilizations have even dedicated stories to these figures in the sky; most of these shapes or constellations have their origins in Greek and Roman mythology. The constellation I chose as my favorite is Taurus, the bull. While Taurus is one of the constellations featured in the zodiac, my reasons for choosing it as my favorite constellation are not in relation to the story of Zeus and Europa; I chose Taurus because the Pleiades or "Seven Sisters" (a star cluster) are located inside of the constellation.
I've choosen apus as my favourite constellation, because it is a very inconspicuous constellation, but yet very beautiful. I love this simplicity of the constellation. It's the 67th of the 88 modern constellations. It's covers an area of 206 square degrees. It's located in the southern hemisphere and can be seen between the the latidutes +5° and -90°. Apus doesn't contain any known planets and it's brightest star is "Alpha Apodis".
Please give us a short introduction to Medieval Future: The Last Dragon Throne. If I give the intro I'd want to give, it would tell too much of the story that is revealed by the end. The book starts off years after the unification of the continent, which is one of 4 major continents on the planet called Merka.
The Story of Cassiopeia is a Roman constellation myth as retold by Thomas Kingsley Troupe. This myth tells the story of Cassiopeia, a queen who ruled a kingdom called Ethiopia with her husband Cephas and daughter Andromeda. Andromeda was the most beautiful girl in the kingdom and everyone always told her so. The mother and daughter often commented about how they were more beautiful than anyone even the sea nymphs, but the nymphs went and
William Blake is the creator of The Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun.
Dragon Queen Cadeyra has been brought up to do her duty, no matter the personal cost. But that doesn’t mean she can’t get a little… inventive.
The constellation was placed in the sky because the Romans feared her judgement, although she left the scales behind because of the horrific nature that the world had become. When the Romans did this, I believe they did it to help please her in the sense that they honored her and wished for her not to return. The Romans weren't as serious as the Greeks when it came to religion, so it somewhat confused me as to why they would do this, but some may have possibly been more believing than others.
My favorite constellation is Crux. I have always been interested in stars, but I have had trouble recognizing constellations. And Crux, or more specifically, the asterism of the Southern Cross, was the first constellation I ever distinguished in the night sky without assistance. I also associate the constellation with the trip that I was on at the time I saw it, since it is not visible from my home. Crux is the smallest constellation, but it is bright and easily seen and recognized with the naked eye. The main asterism, the Southern Cross, is a grouping of five stars in the approximate shape of a cross. The cross is used in navigation similar to the way in which the North Star is used in the northern hemisphere. The longer ‘beam’ of the cross
In his majesty's dragon the mythical creature is as you might expect are dragons. In this book dragons don’t only kill people they are in some ways the good guys they fight wars and can talk to people only a few can breath fire and is some cases acid. They mostly serve as an aerial attack vehicle. Each country has its own native dragons and Temeraire (the main dragon) is from China. Each country specialises in certain types of dragon. In China they specialize in dragons that are graceful and intelligent and in England they specialize in dragons that are good at one thing and aren’t good at other things. As you can see in my book dragons are less like smaug and other generic dragon that I can’t remember the name of and they seem a bit more human
Orion’s belt, which can be seen easily, by the sky-watchers if they have clear skies. The patterns are in the southern sky around 8p.m. The constellation is perhaps the best known pattern in the night sky, rivaling the Big Dipper in fame, and the month of December is a great time for observers to see this celestial gem.
Cepheus is an inconspicuous constellation, which is dimmer than most and in the northern hemisphere located west of Cassiopeia. It has been recognized that the binary star Cephei from its constellation, will be the next Polar star between AD 3000 and 5200 (fourth and sixth century), and will be in a position adjacent the celestial pole around AD 4000 (fifth century). The constellation encompasses various nebulae, star clusters and galaxies such as the Milky Way which transverses an area of the Cephus constellation by way of its adjoining southern space with Lacerta.