How to Use Cassiopeia in a Sentence

Cassiopeia

noun
  • For about half a year, the 'new' star appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2024-03-28
  • If the Chrysalis is still a dusty construction site, the nearby Cassiopeia is a hive of activity.
    — Adrian Cho, science.org, 2024-07-18
  • Close by, Cassiopeia the Queen and Cepheus the King hang high in the northwest heavens in the early evening.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
  • In Dallas-Fort Worth, look north and find the constellation Cassiopeia.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 2024-08-15
  • One image shows Cassiopeia A, a remnant of a supernova 340 years ago.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 2024-07-24
  • Just look for the easily visible constellation Cassiopeia the Queen.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Like Cassiopeia, the Big Dipper is also circumpolar, so the two are always opposite in the northern night sky.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2024-09-09
  • To find Andromeda, locate the constellation Cassiopeia, which forms a prominent 'M' shape high in the northern sky.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • First locate the constellations Cassiopeia and Andromeda using a handy starfinding astronomy app.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
  • As the Big Dipper gets lower on the horizon, Cassiopeia gets higher, with both completing one rotation of Polaris every 24 hours.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Chandra has observed Cassiopeia A for more than two million seconds since the start of its mission, and its data adds a web of blue veins to this image, depicting hot debris from the explosion and its associated blast wave.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 2024-07-23
  • The developers have also said that the crew of the Cassiopeia may eventually have to choose between their own survival and the survival of everyone back on Earth, aka the Ellen Ripley dilemma.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The giant ugly sea monster Cetus was closing in on a beach where Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock by her own parents, Cassiopeia and Cepheus, the king and queen of ancient Ethiopia.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Next, sweep your binoculars between the bright star Navi, which is the middle point in the 'M' or 'W' shape of Cassiopeia and Marfak, the brightest star in the constellation Perseus.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Sweep with binoculars from the Scorpion's tail in the Scorpius constellation, through the Summer Triangle, and then down to Cassiopeia and Perseus.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • To locate the Double Cluster, first use a smartphone astronomy app to pinpoint the constellation Perseus and nearby Cassiopeia along the band of the Milky Way.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The bubble-like form of the Garlic Nebula lies within the Milky Way some 9,132 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • It can be found just 5 degrees away from the bright star Segin in the constellation Cassiopeia — roughly the width of your three middle fingers held at arm's length — which can be found high above the northern horizon around midnight in October.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In the astronomy category, photographer Imran Sultan captured the intricate details of two nebulae in the Cassiopeia constellation found more than 7,000 light years away.
    — Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 2024-12-03
  • The Milky Way continues here through Auriga, Perseus, and Cassiopeia; the direction of Auriga is towards intergalactic space, exactly opposite the galactic center seen in Sagittarius.
    — Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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