Cetus

It may require many months or years for the completion of a cycle. They are red giant and supergiant stars. They are sometimes known as Mira stars after the Mira Ceti star, in the constellation Cetus, which was the first pulsating variable discovered.They are cool red giants or super-giants and have periods of months to years. Their luminosity can range from 10 to 10,000 × that of the Sun. There are many more types of Periodic star variables. Some

No amount of sleep in the world could cure the tiredness I feel. I don’t know where I found the quote, probably on my endless hours scrolling through the internet, but it was my favorite quote and it somewhat applied to my life. Although, my life wasn’t the worst (I could have been homeless or had cancer) it was generally unbelievably boring. You would expect a teenage girl like me to go to an endless amount of parties… or maybe actually go outside once in awhile, but that was just not me. I preferred

In Greek mythology, it is believed that the Greek gods and goddesses had interactions with the mortals, thus creating demigods. Demigods are offsprings of both a god and a mortal that is given partial or lesser divine status. Perseus was one of them, the son of Zeus, king of the gods, and Danaë, daughter of King Acrisius. From the beginning of his birth, Perseus came across and conquered many obstacles, such as slaying the Gorgon Medusa and rescuing Princess Andromeda from a sea monster. Nonetheless

Andromeda. The Queen Cassiopeia boasted of the beauty of his daughter, and likened it to the Nereids, daughters of the God of the sea Poseidon. Sea goddesses, in response to this affront, Poseidon demanded revenge and it was like this sent a sea monster (Cetus) to destroy the coasts of the country. Cepheus went to the Oracle of Zeus who advised him as the only way to calm the anger of the gods and get rid of the monster was sacrificing his daughter Andromeda attaching it to a rock on the cliff so that the

Polymerase Chain Reaction The enzymatic or the molecular “xeroxing” process in which a particular region of DNA is replicated several times to yield thousands of copies of a specific sequence is termed as Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The process of PCR employs a sophisticated and precise pattern of heating and cooling of samples in a thermal cycler, over 30 cycles. Each cycle generates a copy of the target DNA sequence for each molecule incorporating the target sequence. Oligonucleotide primers

Polymerase Chain Reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can be termed as an enzymatic, molecular “xeroxing” process in which a particular region of DNA is replicated several times to yield thousands of copies of a specific sequence. The process of PCR employs a precise pattern of heating and cooling of samples in a thermal cycler, over 30 cycles. Each cycle generates a copy of the target DNA sequence for each molecule incorporating the target sequence. Oligonucleotide primers define the boundaries

Perseus Constellation The Perseus constellation is a constellation that appears in the northern hemisphere and is named after the Greek mythological hero “Perseus.” The constellation can be seen during fall and early winter (August to March). The constellation can also be seen from mid-spring to early summer in the southern hemisphere. The three spiral arms of the Milky Way can be seen behind Perseus (stardate.org). The Perseus constellation was first taken note of by Ptolemy in the 2nd century

The autumn constellations Andromeda and Perseus, along with Cetus, Pegasus, Cassiopeia and Cepheus, are richly intertwined in mythology, but are vastly diverse in the objects they present to astronomers. While Perseus lies along the Milky Way, and offers many dazzling open star clusters and diffuse nebulae, Andromeda lies away from our galaxy's plane, and introduces us to the inhabitants of intergalactic space. Some of the finest celestial objects reside in these constellations, and it is well worth

northern hemisphere during the winter. I chose this constellation because the Taurus is my zodiac sign. The constellation symbolizes the bull; a cow like animal with large horns on it's head. The Taurus constellation boarders the Auriga, Perseus, Aries, Cetus, Eridanus, Orion, and Gemini constellations. The constellation consists of nineteen main stars. Four of those stars are brighter than 3.00m. Identification of the Taurus constellation is very old, dating to the Chalcolithic era. Appearance of the

(the Hero), and Andromeda (the Princess). In Greek mythology, Cassiopeia was the queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the sea nymphs, Poseidon sent a sea monster (identified with the constellation Cetus) to ravage the coast. Out of desperation to save her country, Cassiopeia allowed her daughter Andromeda to be chained to a rock as a sacrifice to the