CASSIOPEIA, in Astronomy

in astronomy, prominent northern constellation located almost directly opposite the Big Dipper across the north celestial pole. Five bright stars in the constellation form a rough W (or M) in the sky. Some see in this formation the shape of a chair known as Cassiopeia's Chair. Tycho's Star, a supernova, appeared in the constellation in 1572 and disappeared in 1574. In this constellation is located Cassiopeia A, a discrete radio source emitting 21-cm radiation with great intensity. Cassiopeia reaches its highest point in the evening sky in November, but because of its location near the pole it is visible throughout the year to most northern observers.

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books on: Cassiopeia in Astronomy  - 66 results

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A Dictionary of Astronomy
Book by Ian Ridpath; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--Dictionaries
...disk of our own Galaxy. From Cassiopeia to Cygnus the Milky Way varies...Great Rift. It is faint from Cassiopeia to Canis Major, particularly...Galaxy. millimetre-wave astronomy The observation of electromagnetic...molecules. Millimetre-wave astronomy is one of the newest fields...
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Popular Astronomy: Being the New Descriptive Astronomy
Book by Joel Dorman Steele; American Book Company, 1899
Subjects: Astronomy
...which is extended toward his wife, Cassiopeia. The constellation contains thirty...Polaris, points out the left foot. Cassiopeia 1 is represented as a queen seated on...equal distance, will strike Caph in Cassiopeia. This star is noticeable as marking...
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Astronomy: A Revision of Young's Manual of Astronomy - Vol. 1
Book by Henry Norris Russell, Raymond Smith Dugan, John Quincy Stewart; Ginn, 1926
Subjects: Astronomy, Solar System
...186 ; methods of determining, 187 ; accepted value of, 188 Astronomy, defined, 1 ; relation of, to other sciences, 3 ; value...form of reflector, 45 Cassinis division, 385 , 387 -389 Cassiopeia, a constellation, 13 Celestial globe, 33 Celestial mechanics...
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Astronomy through the Ages: The Story of the Human Attempt to Understand the Universe
Book by Robert Wilson; Taylor & Francis, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--History
...his studies, to pursue his interest in astronomy energetically and to build a small observatory...Venus, appeared in the constellation of Cassiopeia, causing widespread fascination throughout...Heavens-after Urania, the muse of astronomy in Greek mythology. It was to have buildings...
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Makers of Astronomy
Book by Hector MacPherson; Clarendon Press, 1933
Subjects: Astronomers, Astronomy--History
...alchemy were synonymous terms. Tychos attention was recalled to astronomy by the unexpected appearance of one of the brightest temporary...amazed to notice a very brilliant star in the constellation Cassiopeia. Since I had almost from boyhood known all the stars of the...
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journal articles on: Cassiopeia in Astronomy  - 2 results

 
 
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"The Globe We Groan In": Astronomical Distance and Stellar Decay in in Memoriam
Journal article by Anna Henchman; Victorian Poetry, Vol. 41, 2003
Subjects: Astronomy--Portrayals, depictions, etc., English literature, 1837-1901 (Victorian age)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poets--Works, Tennyson, Alfred, Lord--Attitudes, Tennyson, Alfred, Lord--Works
...1833 Bridgewater Treatise On Astronomy and General Physics. Throughout...followed contemporary debates in astronomy. He owned Whewells History...and nebulae such as those in Cassiopeia and Lyra. (4) His friend...Tennysons "mind is saturated with astronomy" (Hallam Tennyson, 2...
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On the Recentness of What We Know
Journal article by Verlyn Klinkenborg; et Cetera, Vol. 63, 2006
Subjects: Astronomy, Changes, Earth, Milky Way, Universe
...shone with a brightness, a clarity Id almost forgotten. Cassiopeia (1), Corona Borealis (2), Lyra (3), the red light...you look just below and to the right of the constellation Cassiopeia on a very dark, clear night. Its worth knowing, somehow...


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Heart of the Matter
Magazine article by Erin Espelie; Natural History, Vol. 116, February 2007
Subjects: Astronomy, Stars & galaxies, Ultraviolet radiation
...Erin Espelie Revealing your heart to someone takes time. In the case of IC 1805-a hot cloud of gas near the constellation Cassiopeia-the revelation has taken 7.500 years. Thats how long light from the cloud must travel through space to reach Earth...
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Peeling Back Orion's Layers: Astronomers Unveil a Portrait of Star Formation
Magazine article by Ron Cowen; Science News, Vol. 169, March 11, 2006
Subjects: Astronomical research, Orion Nebula--Research, Star formation--Methods, Star formation--Research
...director of the National Optical Astronomy Observatories in Tucson...Researchers announced at the January astronomy meeting that they had identified...shine in the constellation Cassiopeia. Shrouds of dust now hide...become the "grand nebula in Cassiopeia" says Tom Megeath of the...
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NASA's New Observatory
Magazine article by Rebecca Wyatt; Insight on the News, Vol. 15, October 4, 1999
Subjects: Observatories--Design and construction, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Planning
...sent back two sharp images: one of the Cassiopeia A supernova, a star in the Milky Way...an impact on virtually every area of astronomy." Chandra was never a sure thing...record accurately. The image of the Cassiopeia supernova contains such exacting detail...


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Most Planets Visible This November
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 2, 2010
Subjects: Astronomy, Planets
...Yumul said.Likewise, during the nights of November, the splendid W formation of stars known as the constellation of Cassiopeia, constellations of Draco, Dragon, Ursa Minor, Little Bear, including the constellations of Perseus and Camelopardalis...
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,CyRoyal Star' a Supernova
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), April 23, 2011
...star could have been a supernova called Cassiopeia A, say Martin Lunn, former curator of astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in northern England...Rakoczy, a US-based independent scholar. Cassiopeia A was a massive star that eventually collapsed...
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HEALTH: Window Opens Wider on the Spectacular Cosmos; Birmingham Astronomical Society Reports on the Night Sky for February
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 29, 2005
...Station are yet to be realised. Astronomy and space exploration go hand...brightness. If you look to the left of Cassiopeia (the W shape) at the beginning...altogether. To learn more about astronomy and space, check out our website...
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Dreaming of the Stars
Newspaper article by Denise Barnes; The Washington Times, August 30, 2001
...Although I dont formally study astronomy, I enjoy watching documentaries...interest in and enthusiasm for astronomy. "Our project is an outreach...can find the North Star and Cassiopeia. He encourages novice astronomers...planetarium serves as an astronomy laboratory. It allows visitors...
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U-46's Guide to the Galaxy Retires
Newspaper article by Tara Malone; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 30, 2005
...the Big Dipper, Orion and Cassiopeia - leaves his post as planetarium...that has an interest in astronomy," said Lalo Ponce, assistant...to live in Elgin and teach astronomy at Elgin Community College...plans: Continue teaching astronomy at Harper College, ride to...
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encyclopedia articles on: Cassiopeia in Astronomy  - 5 results

 
 
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Cassiopeia , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CASSIOPEIA , in astronomy in astronomy, prominent northern constellation located almost directly...in 1572 and disappeared in 1574. In this constellation is located Cassiopeia A, a discrete radio source emitting 21-cm radiation with great...
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Perseus , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PERSEUS , in astronomy in astronomy, northern constellation lying E of Cassiopeia and N of Taurus. It contains the bright star Mirfak (Alpha Persei) and Algol (Beta Persei), a visible variable star of the type known as an eclipsing variable...
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Andromeda , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ANDROMEDA , in astronomy in astronomy, northern constellation located to the NE of Pegasus and to the S of Cassiopeia. Its brightest star, Alpheratz (Alpha Andromedae), marks the northeast corner of the Great Square in Pegasus. The constellation...
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Milky Way
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...it is brightest), Scorpius, Aquila, Cygnus, Perseus, Cassiopeia, Auriga, and Gemini. In the direction of Cygnus is the...Carina in the southern sky. With the development of radio astronomy, scientists have extended a nearly complete map of the spiral...
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Supernova
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...described by Chinese astronomers in 1054; Tychos star in Cassiopeia, observed by Tycho Brahe in 1572; and Keplers supernova...neutrinos were detected on earth from such an event (see neutrino astronomy ). Theoretical Models of Supernovas Type I Supernovas In...


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