"This episode is sponsored by Celestron, manufacturer of high-quality telescopes and an industry leader in developing exciting optical products with revolutionary technologies. About three fists to the upper right of Polaris, look for five medium-bright stars crudely shaped like a '3' or like a broad 'W' tipped up on its left corner. This is the constellation Cassiopeia, who is a queen in Greek mythology. Ancient poets say Cassiopeia was queen of either Ethiopia or Joppa, the city now called Jaffa in Israel. In any case, she was both beautiful and boastful. Cassiopeia’s misdeeds landed her up in the sky, doomed to hang upside down half the time and clinging to her throne so she doesn’t fall off. But there's much more to this story, as you'll learn in this month's Sky Tour astronomy podcast. ..."
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