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The region of Pegasus
and Andromeda is still of interest, because the
Great Andromeda Galaxy is still visible to the
unaided eye just north of the star chain of
Andromeda if your sky is dark. To the south,
Cetus the whale boasts two second magnitude
stars - strangely, many astronomers miss this
beast, focusing instead on more famous star
groups. Faint patterns like Pisces hold little
for casual lookers, but Aries the ram has a
bright star ("Hamal") and is easier to spot.
Making a goat out of maybe four stars is less
obvious. In the north, the "W" of Cassiopeia
is unmistakable - sweep east of it to locate
Mirfak, the brightest star in Perseus. You'll
know you've arrived because Mirfak has a "fan
club": dozens of glittering fainter stars that
surround it and form an important star forming
region of our galaxy.
[More on the constellations below...]
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