Why is Gamma Cass so bright?

When combined with the star’s high luminosity, the result is the ejection of matter that forms a hot circumstellar disk of gas. The emissions and brightness variations are apparently caused by this “decretion disk”. The spectrum of this massive star matches a stellar classification of B0.

How did the star Navi get its name and what does it mean?

As part of the training, they were learning to navigate by the stars. As a joke, they gave new names to three stars. All three names were parts of the astronauts\’ names spelled backwards. Grissom’s middle name was Ivan, so his star became Navi.

Where is Cassiopeia right now?

Cassiopeia is located in the northern sky and from latitudes above 34°N it is visible year-round. In the (sub)tropics it can be seen at its clearest from September to early November, and at low southern, tropical, latitudes of less than 25°S it can be seen, seasonally, low in the North.

What is the story behind Cassiopeia?

Upside-down Cassiopeia on Mercator globe. Cassiopeia was a queen in ancient Greek mythology. According to legend, she boasted she was more beautiful than the sea nymphs called the Nereids. Her boast angered Poseidon, god of the sea, who sent a sea monster, Cetus, to ravage the kingdom.

What constellation is Navi in?

Cassiopeia
Gamma Cassiopeiae/Constellations

Are the Little Dipper and Big Dipper connected?

The two outer stars in the Big Dipper’s bowl are sometimes called the pointers. They point toward Polaris, the North Star. Polaris is at the end of the Little Dipper’s handle. Both the Big and the Little Dipper belong to the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear.

What did Cassiopeia do to her daughter?

Cassiopeia was the mother of Andromeda, and because of her boasting that she was more beautiful than the sea nymphs, the Nereids, she was forced by the god Poseidon to sacrifice her daughter to the sea monster Cetus.

Can you see Cassiopeia with naked eye?

It’s the great spiral galaxy next door to our Milky Way and the most distant object you can see with your eye alone. It’s best seen in the evening at this time of year. Most people find the galaxy by star-hopping from the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen, a very noticeable M- or W-shaped pattern on the sky’s dome.

What kind of weapons are in Gamma case?

What kind of star is Gamma Cassiopeiae?

Gamma Cassiopeiae is a Be star, a variable star, and a binary star system.

How did gamma the whip get its name?

The Chinese name Tsih, “the whip” ( Chinese: 策; pinyin: cè ), is commonly associated with this star. The name however originally referred to Kappa Cassiopeiae, and Gamma Cassiopeiae was just one of four horses pulling the chariot of legendary charioteer Wangliang. This representation was later changed to make Gamma the whip.

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