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In the Spring Cepheus rights himself up, so you can study its stars much more easily than in winter.
Facing north, you will find Cepheus generally between the horizon and the Pole Star. To find the constellation, first locate the Big Dipper. Draw a line from the bowl stars of the dipper through the Pole Star and continue past about a third of that distance (about two binocular fields). You'll come to gamma Cephei, which marks the tip of the dunce cap that the mortified king is forced to wear.
Begin by clicking on gamma Cephei. |