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Cepheus Constellation

CEPHEUS design for happy

An artwork of the Cepheus constellation in delicate pink roses and heart doodles. Looks lovely as a sticker that you can use to decorate any item you'd like, or on many other items you can choose here. If you'd like any other constellation in the same style, check out the Constellations and Astrology Collections on my shop. I hope you enjoy it :)

CEPHEUS design for happy

Night Sky Constellations

A constellation is a group of stars that appear to be close together but are actually very distant from each other. Many ancient civilizations drew imaginary lines between these stars and created virtual silhouettes in the sky. And with them great mythological stories. Cassiopeia is the mother of Andromeda and wife of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia. Cassiopeia was so proud of her beauty that, to rival the Nereids, they asked Poseidon, god of the seas, for revenge and he in response sent the sea monster (Cetus) to the shores of the country causing great evil. To face this situation, Cepheus consulted the oracle of Amun, who advised sacrificing his daughter Andromeda exposing her tied to a rock on the cliff to be a victim of the monster. ...

A 2-pack of the Cassiopeia and Cepheus constellations in cute pink roses and heart doodles.

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus, 2400 light years away from Earth. Amateur picture taken with professional CCD camera and refractor telescope (800mm, f/6.95), image taken consists of: Ha: 40 x 900s, OIII: 38 x 900s, SII: 38 x 900s. Total exposure time: 29h, HSTpalette image.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial map, a star chart of the constellation Cepheus. Cepheus is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after Cepheus, King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology, and is considered to represent a king. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.

Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, decided to tie the innocent Andromeda to a rock so that Ceto would devour her.

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) is hydrogen emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is called the Elephant's Trunk nebula because of its appearance at visible wavelenghts. It consists mostly of hydrogen gas, glowing red. This deep sky object is located approx 2400 light years away from Earth. Picture taken with newtonian telescope (750mm focal length), astronomy monochrome camera, RGB and H-alpha narrowband filters. Total exposure time: 4 hours.

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) is hydrogen emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is called the Elephant's Trunk nebula because of its appearance at visible wavelenghts. It consists mostly of hydrogen gas, glowing red. This deep sky object is located approx 2400 light years away from Earth. Picture taken with newtonian telescope (750mm focal length), astronomy monochrome camera, RGB and H-alpha narrowband filters. Total exposure time: 4 hours.

Celestial Atlas Plate 2- Alexander Jamieson Cepheus, Draco, Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia

Ghost Nebula (VdB 141) in the constellation Cepheus. Image taken with astronomy CCD camera and 800mm focal length refractor. Total exposure time: 8 hours.

Open cluster NGC 7129 - a cluster of stars located in Cepheus

Illustration from the 19th century depicting the constellation Kepheus