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Tonight, see if you can find the constellation Cepheus, which represents a King. This constellation is faint, but its distinctive shape makes it easy to locate if you look in the north on August and September evenings. At nightfall Cepheus appears to the upper right of Polaris, the North Star. Then this constellation rotates around Polaris in a counter-clockwise direction during the night. It swings high over Polaris after midnight, and then sweeps to the left side of Polaris around dawn. Cepheu

Cepheus: The obscure king of the northern sky! ✨ While famous constellations like Orion and Ursa Major steal the spotlight, there are many lesser-known star patterns that are just as fascinating to explore. One such constellation is Cepheus, the King of Aethiopia, which lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. Cepheus is one of the five circumpolar constellations in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning it never sets below the horizon and is visible year-round. This is due to its proximity to Polar