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The Perseus Arm is a spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy and stretches across the sky from the constellation Cassiopeia through Perseus and Auriga to Gemini and Monoceros. [66] This segment is towards the rim of the galaxy. [65] Within the Perseus Arm lie two open clusters (NGC 869 and NGC 884) known as the Double Cluster. [67]
Cassiopeia (listen ⓘ) is a constellation and asterism in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty. Cassiopeia was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy , and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today.
NGC 1163 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Perseus. It is situated approximately 205 million light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 13.5. It is situated approximately 205 million light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 13.5.
The Double Cluster in Perseus (lower left of center, wide angle view) Greek astronomer Hipparchus cataloged the object (a patch of light in Perseus) as early as 130 BCE. To Bedouin Arabs the cluster marked the tail of the smaller of two fish they visualized in this area, and it was shown on illustrations in Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars. [4]
NGC 1245 is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 11 December 1786. [2] It is located 3° southwest of alpha Persei and can be spotted with 10x50 binoculars. [3] The cluster is nearly 1 billion years old. [4] NGC 1245 has about 200 members the brightest of which are of 12th magnitude. [5]
In Greek mythology, Perseus (US: / ˈ p ɜː r. s i. ə s /, UK: / ˈ p ɜː. sj uː s /; Greek: Περσεύς, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty.He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. [1]
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The 1981 film Clash of the Titans is loosely based on the story of Perseus, Andromeda, and Cassiopeia. In the film the monster is a kraken , a giant squid-like sea monster in Norse mythology , rather than the whale-like Cetos of Greek mythology.