Cepheus Constellation Art Print
Brandywine General Store
$8.99
A Museum Quality Print of Cepheus Constellation from Urania's Mirror Astronomical Cards by Jehoshaphat Aspin being card #4 for sale by Brandywine General Store. The Cepheus Constellation was named after an ancient King of Ethiopia who was the husband of Cassiopeia and Father to Andromeda which are both neighboring constellations. Catalogued by the 2nd century Greek Astronomer Ptolemy. This heavenly body is home to the Garnet star, one of the largest known stars in the Milky Way. The Wizard Nebula, Iris Nebula and the Fireworks Galaxy are also here. Urania's Mirror was a set of 32 astronomical cards published in 1825 in London for the purpose of learning about the stars and constellations in the sky. Picture #44
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