PERSEUS
The main body of Perseus, surrounding the bright star Mirfak (Alpha Persei), streams within the Milky Way to the left of center. Most of the stars clumped around Mirfak are part of the Alpha Persei cluster.
Perseus
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Perseus is a constellation in the northern hemisphere. It was first charted by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. The constellation was named after the mythical hero Perseus.
Perseus Cluster
The Perseus Cluster (Abell 426) is a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Perseus.
Perseus
Transit Date of principal star:
12 November
With a father like Zeus, it's no wonder Perseus became one of antiquity's most notable characters. Even his name ("per Zeus") identifies his lineage.
Perseus
The constellation Perseus is found during the winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and during the summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Perseus Arm
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Perseus
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Perseus
Abbreviation: Per
Genitive: Persei
Translation: The Hero
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Perseus, the hero:
Along with Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, and Pegasus, Perseus is involved in one of the oldest stories in history and is one of the most ancient constellations. Perseus was a mortal son of the god Zeus.
Perseus then saw the beautiful Princess Andromeda awaiting her fate from the seamonster Cetus.
Perseus uses the Medusa head and turns Cetus to stone. Cutting Andromeda free, Perseus returns her to her home and eventually marries her.
Perseus
Abbreviation: Per English name: Perseus Coordinates see Stellar data
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Perseus is one of the most famous Greek heroes. The characters in the story of Perseus are represented by six constellations that occupy a substantial part of the sky.
Perseus lies between the Pleiades (M45), the distinctive naked-eye star cluster in Taurus, and Cassiopeia and it rises just before Andromeda.
Perseus , the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Mycenae there, was the first of the mythic heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths in the cult of the Twelve Olympians....
Perseus Arm
The spiral arm that lies next out from the arm containing the Sun. The most famous members of the Perseus arm are the young star clusters h and Chi Persei.
Perseus Cluster ...
PERSEUS
Perseus is a constellation in the Milky Way in the Northen Hemisphere. It is abbreviated Per. Perseus' major star is alpha Per, called Marfak or Algenib; it is an F5 supergiant. Beta Per is the eclipsing binary Algol.
Perseus
Silver Saint Algol
Origin of the constellation: Ancient Greece (Ptolemaeus) ...
Perseus
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Perseus, fresh from slaying the Gorgon Medusa, was passing by. Attracted by Andromeda's beauty, and no doubt the generally heroic opportunities the situation offered, he agreed to rescue her. But only if he could marry Andromeda afterwards.
Perseus-Pisces Supercluster
Pavo-Indus Supercluster
Coma Supercluster
Phoenix Supercluster
Sculptor Superclusters
Hercules Superclusters
Leo Supercluster
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Perseus is the brightest in X-rays, and therefore was a perfect Chandra target for finding sound waves rippling through the hot cluster gas.
Perseus is the mythological hero of the Ancient Greeks who rescued Andromeda from Cetus the Sea Monster. In Earth's night sky, the figure of Perseus is thought to hold the head of Medusa in his hand -- where Algol represents her evil eye (more).
The Perseus arm, the closest spiral arm of our Galaxy to Earth, has previously had its distance measured by observing ultra-luminous stars known as Type O. The distances derived from these are approximately 7.2 thousand light-years.
Her Perseus linger and leave her tó extremes? -
Pillowy air he treads a time and hangs
His thoughts on her, forsaken that she seems,
All while her patience, morselled into pangs,
Mounts; then to alight disarming, no one dreams, ...
The Perseus Project has many useful pages for the study of classical languages and literatures, including dictionaries.
Free online resources for learners (both Ancient and Modern Greek)
SPIonic, public domain greek font.
The Orion Arm, Perseus Arm and Sagittarius Arms of the galaxy are located in that quadrant. (Star Trek: Voyager background graphic) ...
North of Algol in Perseus. Confused? Algenib is also used for gamma Peg - 00h 13m 14s +15° 11' 01", 591.95 LY
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Per, Pers International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Perseus. See constellation. perfect fluid In simplifying assumptions, a fluid chiefly characterized by lack of viscosity and, usually, by incompressibility.
In the sky, it is located south of the constellation Cassiopeia and west of the constellation Perseus. Within the same field of view from earth, the Andromeda galaxy can also be seen. Andromeda constellation (NASA SP-7, 1965) (abbr And, Andr).
19 northern: - Ursa major, Ursa minor, Bootes, Draco, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Perseus, Triangulum, Pegasus, Delphinus, Auriga, Hercules, Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila, Sagitta, Corona and Serpentarius; 13 central or zodiacal: - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, ...
A constellation near Perseus and Pegasus.
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
(a) Major spiral galaxy, 2.2 million light-years from Earth.
Mythology: Part of the Perseus legend, perhaps the most famous of all the mythological stories. Andromeda was the daughter of King Cephus and Queen Cassiopeia. She was a reputed to eb a particularly beautiful lady.
(l´gl), famous variable star in the constellation Perseus; Bayer designation &bgr; Persei; 1992 position R.A. 3h07.7m, Dec. +40°55&minut;. Algol's variation in apparent magnitude, from 2.06 to 3.
nearly an hour before sunrise, Perseus will be due east. The Moon, nearly 40 degrees away, should present a minimal problem. Also, low towards the cast are the planets Venus and Mars huddled close together.
A multiple star system in the constellation Perseus. Its Arabic name means "Demon Star", apparently a reference to its peculiar behavior.
Located in the constellation of Perseus is a faint planetary nebula known as M76. This nebula is also known as the Little Dumbbell Nebula. Other names that have been given to this object include Cork Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, and Barbell Nebula.
constellation families include the (the 12 constellations representing the signs of the Zodiac), the Ursa Major Family (10 constellations, including Ursa Major, Ursa Minor Canes Venatici, Bootes, Coma Berenice, Corona Borealis, etc.), the Perseus ...
families include the Zodiac (the 12 constellations representing the signs of the Zodiac), the Ursa Major Family (10 constellations, including Ursa Major, Ursa Minor Canes Venatici, Bootes, Coma Berenice, Corona Borealis, etc.), the Perseus Family (9 ...
As an example, consider the star Algol (Beta Persei, the second brightest star in the constellation Perseus).
The meteor shower derives its name from the constellation Perseus, because the meteors seem to stream from this realm of the sky.
Early suggestions of the name of the new planet were: Atlas, Zymal, Artemis, Perseus, Vulcan, Tantalus, Idana, Cronus. The New York Times suggested Minerva, reporters suggested Osiris, Bacchus, Apollo, Erebus.
The star Algol in the constellation Perseus is typical. Algol is a double star composed of one bright and one comparatively faint component with an orbit in a plane almost exactly in the line of sight from earth.
Perseus, Andromeda, Orion), animals (e.g. Taurus, Scorpius, Canis Major), scientific apparatus (e.g. Microscopium, Sextans and Caelum the chisel) and everyday objects (e.g. Crater the cup and Scutum the shield).
The Perseids appear to diverge from the Perseus constellation and the Leonids diverge from Leo.
The Sun (and, of course, the rest of our solar system) is located near the Orion arm, between two major arms (Perseus and Sagittarius).
A low activity, star-formation region in the constellation Perseus, as seen with Planck. This image covers a region of 30x30 degrees. It is a three-colour combination constructed from three of Planck's nine frequency channels: 30, 353 and 857 GHz.
The first eclipsing binary detected was Algol, β Perseus, also known as the Demon star possibly due to its changing brightness.
The Perseids' radiant is in the constellation Perseus, just below the familiar 'W' of the constellation of Cassiopeia. At this time of year this can be seen reasonably high in the north-eastern sky at nightfall.
L - linear array of galaxies (Perseus)
I - irregular distribution (Hercules)
These appear to have affinities in a tuning-fork pattern: ...
In addition to taking pretty pictures of celestial and local objects, you can search for trails from moving objects (meteors, satellites, airplanes), and look for variable stars, such as the eclipsing binary Algol in Perseus.
Great stories have been woven in the constellations. Perseus, Andromeda, Hercules and Pegasus all look down on us from the sky. So many people throughout history have been enthralled by the stars, why not join them?
In just two days, Comet Holmes grew a million times brighter. It is visible in the constellation Perseus, which is low in the northeast in early evening and passes almost directly overhead after midnight. [NASA/Tim Jones] ...
For example, the Perseid meteor shower occurs every year from about July 25th through August 18th, with a peak on August 12, and has its radiant in the constellation Perseus.
In the process, I'll teach you a new constellation - PERSEUS.
Multiple Star Systems and Novas (Check the study guide for this lesson)
Some multiple star systems have properties that cause them to explode! ...
only seconds or minutes apart then it is known as a meteor shower and it takes its name from the constellation from which the shower appears to originate (the radiant point). For example the Perseids appears to originate in the constellation Perseus ...
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