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What does Cassiopeia mean?

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  1. (Greek) Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Eritrea. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
  2. (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Cepheus and Perseus.
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The young supernova, Dr. Ulvestad said, appeared to have 1,000 times the power of Cassiopeia A, the strongest supernova remnant in the Milky Way.
Out of that technology came Cassiopeia where we can upload and download enormous amounts of information.
Cassiopeia is a striking W-shaped pattern, while nearby Cepheus is a dim, nondescript shape.
In 1572, astronomer Tycho Brahe saw a new star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
Cassiopeia A, despite having been missed by 17th-century astronomers, is a mere 10,000 light years away.
When Cassiopeia rose above the horizon the Southern Cross dipped below, and when the Cross rose again Cassiopeia disappeared.

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