Katie Kunkel and Sara Heffernen: Cassiopeia

a) Cassiopeia ^

b)

SHEDIR (Alpha Cas)
Caph (Beta Cas)
Ruchbah (Delta Cas)
Segin (Epsilon Cas)
Achird (Eta Cas)
Marfak (Theta Cas)
Marfak (Mu Cas)

c) Cassiopeia was a queen, the wife of Cepheus, and the mother of Andromeda. The queen was very vain. She ruined Andromeda’s wedding to Perseus by telling Agenor to claim her daughter. Perseus turned the wedding party to stone using Medusa’s slain head. Cassiopeia was put in the heavens in a chair that revolves around the Pole Star, so she must sit upside down half the time. The asterism is a “W.”

d) Chicago-yes
Rome- yes
San Diego- yes
Jerusalem- yes
Sydney- no

e) November

f) Right Ascension: 1 hour
Declination: 60 degrees

G) Abbreviation: Cas; Genitive: Cassiopeiae; Translation: Queen of Ethiopia or Andromeda's Mother