What makes constellations?

Constellations are named after a Greek or Roman God. They were made to help sailors find their way. Now they are used to help more people find their way. In this world such help is very useful.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Perseus

This is a legendary Greek hero. The constellation has red giant stars known as Eta Persei , Beta Persei and Rho Persei which are red giants. It has a double cluster consisting of NGC 869 and  NGC 884. It has a meteor shower every August and this is one of the strongest.

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