Constellations

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Position in the Sky

Right Ascension: 1 hour
Declination: 40 degrees
Visible between latitudes 90 and -40 degrees
Best seen in November (at 9:00 PM)


Andromeda

Andromeda is a bright constellation, visible all year round in the northern hemisphere (circumpolar)
and represents the figure of a woman with arms outstretched. It contains the famous spiral galaxy M31, known as the Andromeda Galaxy.

 

 

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cir·cum·po·lar
Pronunciation: "sir-kum-'po-lar
Function: adjective
Date: 1686
1 : continually visible above the horizon <a circumpolar star>
2 : surrounding or found in the vicinity of a terrestrial pole

 

 

 

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