{
  "id": 5513490,
  "title": "Cassiopeia the Queen ascends in September and October",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/cassiopeia-the-queen-ascends-in-september-and-october",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-04T07:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "EarthSky",
    "slug": "earthsky",
    "url": "https://earthsky.org/constellations/cassiopeia-the-queen-charts-lore-science/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In September and October, the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen ascends in the northeast sky after nightfall, becoming a noticeable sight in the northern autumn night sky. This constellation, shaped like the letter W or M, is easily recognizable and has been known by several names throughout history, including Cassiopeia’s Chair. The bright stars that make up Cassiopeia are Schedar, Caph, Gamma Cassiopeiae, Ruchbah, and Segin. Around midnight during autumn, Cassiopeia will swing above Polaris, also known as the North Star. In the early morning hours, observers in the northern U.S. and Canada can find Cassiopeia in the northeast sky. Cassiopeia is opposite the Big Dipper in the northern sky, and when Cassiopeia is high in the sky, the Big Dipper is low in the sky. During autumn evenings, look below Cassiopeia in the northeast for the Double Cluster in Perseus, two open star clusters consisting of young stars. The International Astronomical Union officially named and defined the boundaries of the 88 constellations in the 1930s, including Cassiopeia. In mythology, Cassiopeia was an arrogant queen of Ethiopia who boasted about her beauty and that of her daughter Andromeda, leading to a curse from Poseidon that sent a sea monster to ravage her kingdom. To appease the monster, Andromeda was chained to a rock, where Perseus, the Hero, rescued her. Cassiopeia was then punished with a position in the sky that changes throughout the night and year, often resembling the letter M or W, symbolizing her eternal humiliation.",
  "summary": "Cassiopeia the Queen is an easy-to-find constellation. It has the shape of a W or M. Look for it in the north-northeast sky on September and October evenings. The post Cassiopeia the Queen ascends in September and October first appeared on EarthSky .",
  "key_points": [
    "Cassiopeia the Queen constellation ascends in northeast sky in September and October.",
    "Bright stars of Cassiopeia include Schedar, Caph, Gamma Cassiopeiae, Ruchbah, and Segin.",
    "Cassiopeia opposite Big Dipper in northern sky, with Big Dipper low when Cassiopeia is high."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}