The constellation of Cetus, the Sea Monster // E. Slawik/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani
Click below for some info about this constellation, its mythology, and the named stars here! And, of course, an annotated image!
Cetus, the Sea Monster (also called the Whale), is one of the original 48 constellation laid down by Greek astronomy Ptolemy in the 2nd century.
It shares its name with the sea monster from Greek mythology. In the most well-known story, Queen Cassiopeia boasted that she and her daughter, Andromeda, were more beautiful than the Nereids, invoking the wrath of Poseidon who sent Cetus to terrorize their lands of Ethiopia. In order to save their kingdom, King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia were told to sacrifice their daughter to the monster, chaining her to a cliffside in full view of the monster.
Thankfully, Perseus happened to be flying by after having slain Medusa, and managed to slay Cetus as well.
The named stars, in order of brightness, are:
Diphda (β Ceti), the brightest star in Cetus and an orange giant star about 96 light years away. Its name comes from the Arabic phrase aḍ-ḍifdaʿ aṯ-ṯānī meaning "the second frog."
Menkar (α Ceti) is a red giant star about 249 light years from Earth. Its name comes from the Arabic word manħar meaning "nostril," marking its place in the body of Cetus.
Mira (ο Ceti) is a binary star system about 300 light years from Earth. It is a very well-known star system, and is the prototype of a class of variable stars. The system consists of a red giant and a white dwarf, where the white dwarf is accreting the upper layers of the red giant's atmosphere. Its name comes from the Latin word mira meaning "wonderful."
Kaffaljidhma (γ Ceti) is a triple star system about 80 light years away. The system consists of two blue-white giants and a red dwarf star. The name comes from the Arabic phrase al-kaf al-jaðmāʾ meaning "the cut-short hand."
Baten Kaitos (ζ Ceti) is a binary star system consisting of at least one orange giant star. The entire system lies about 253 light years away. Its name comes from the Arabic phrase batn qaytus meaning "belly of the sea monster."
Hydor (2 Ceti) is a solitary blue giant star about 272 light years away. Its name comes from the Greek word hydor meaning "water."
Axólotl (HD 224693) is a solitary Sun-like star about 308 light years away. It has a single confirmed planet orbiting it named Xólotl, slightly less massive than Jupiter. Both names were given by the people of Mexico: Axólotl meaning "water animal" in the native Nahuatl language, and Xólotl means "animal".
Felixvarela (BD-17 63) is a solitary red dwarf star about 112 light years away. It has a single confirmed planet orbiting it named Finlay, about 5 times more massive than Jupiter. Both names were given by the people of Cuba: Felixvarela is named after Cuban independence leader and priest Felix Varela (1788-1853), while Finlay is named after Cuban epidemiologist Carlos Juan Finlay (1833-1915) who pioneered research in yellow fever.
Mpingo (WASP-71) is a solitary Sun-like star about 1,160 light years away. It has a single planet orbiting it named Tanzanite, about twice the mass of Jupiter. Both names came from the people of Tanzania: Mpingo refers to the mpingo tree whose wood is used in musical instruments, and Tanzanite refers to the mineral of the same name.
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(Obvious reference photo under the cut because everyone should see it and if you've already seen it you should look at it again)
[ID: A drawing of three young people from the chest up, all standing very close together. In the middle is Keet, a stocky, light-skinned woman with white freckles across her face. She has black hair streaked with white that is swept and tied back into a bun, with a gold hair clip on one side. She wears a navy suit jacket with no shirt underneath, as well as a curved wooden pendant and a gold arrow-shaped brooch. Her mouth hangs open in confusion, but she focuses on and leans toward Rhea, the woman on her right, as the latter goes to kiss her. Rhea is a dark-skinned woman with a black afro that has star-like points of light throughout it, as well as a spiked, crown-like headpiece. She wears a shiny, rouged purple dress with sheer ruffled sleeves with glittering yellow stars on them, along with a silver crescent moon around her neck. On Keet's left, leaning his face against her shoulder with a pained expression, is Hydor. He is a water genasi man with light blue skin and long, wavy, darker blue hair. He wears a laurel-like golden hair ornament, gold earrings, several gold chains, and nothing else. The background and overlay are rosy pink. End ID.]
[ID: A photo of Anne Hathaway, Audra McDonald, and Raul Esparza in a production of Twelfth Night, in the same positions and with the same expressions as Keet, Rhea, and Hydor above, respectively. End ID.]
Other Stars of my original story "Super Stars".
I've created two new stars as I had others.
If you unite the Main Stars (Except Anti Mini) with the first three stars of this drawing, you'll get the colors of the rainbow.
Something about them...
► Sky Neil:
- He's Kripto's younger brother.
- His essence is indigo.
- He's more friendly than Kripto.
► Kamila:
- She's Alemix's younger sister.
- Her essence is orange.
- She has beast's parts, but she cannot transform into a beast.
► Layla:
- She's Mané older sister.
- Her essence is violet.
- She lived more than her younger sister because she didn't use her powers a lot.
► Mane - The Dark Star:
- She's the first star affected by magic.
- She used to be the heroine and queen in Terra Planet.
- When she died, she became into a black hole.
- From her black hole, the main villian Osmalnio was born.
► Osmalnio:
- The main villain.
- He's a dark matter (He isn't a "Dark Matter" of Kirby Saga)
- He was born from a black hole of a dead star.
- He doesn't remember his past life as Mane.
- He wants a universe of darkness, but he doesn't know he could kill all the living creatures.
► Hydor:
- He's the second star affected by magic.
- He used to live in Terra Planet with Mane and he was in love of her.
- When he died, he became in a Black Dwarf.
- From his black dwarf, Aya was born.
► Aya:
- An antagonist.
- She's a dark matter (She isn't a "Dark Matter" of Kirby Saga)
- She was born of a black dwarf of a dead star.
- She doesn't remember her past life as Hydor.
- She can absorb the souls of living creatures and carry the death everywhere.
* Dark Matter:
- In my original story, Dark Matter is a kind of matter without light, so they are completely "invisible".
- You can find them in all the universe, but when they are affected by magic, it becomes in a dangerous being of darkness.
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Otras estrellas de mi historia original "Super Stars".
He creado dos nuevas estrellas así como tenía otras.
Si unes a las estrellas principales (Excepto Anti Mini) con las tres primeras estrellas de este dibujo, obtendrás los colores del arcoíris.
Algo sobre ellos...
► Sky Neil:
- Es el hermano menor de Kripto.
- Es esencia es índigo.
- Es más amable que Kripto.
► Kamila:
- Es la hermana menor de Alemix.
- Su esencia es anaranjado.
- Tiene partes de bestia, pero no puede transformarse en bestia.
► Layla:
- Es la hermana mayor de Mané.
- Su escencia es violeta.
- Ella vivió más que su hermana meno porque ella no usó mucho sus poderes.
► Mane - The Dark Star:
- Es la primera estrella afectada por la magia.
- Ella solía ser la heroína y reina del planeta Terra.
- Cuando murió, se convirtió en un agujero negro.
- De su agujero negro, el villano principal Osmalnio nació.
► Osmalnio:
- El villano principal.
- Es una materia negra (No es un "Dark Matter" de la Saga de Kirby)
- Nació de un agujero negro de una estrella muerta. He was born from a black hole of a dead star.
- No recuerda su vida pasada como Mane.
- Quiere un universo de oscuridad, pero no sabe que podría matar a todas las criaturas vivientes.
► Hydor:
- Es la segunda estrella afectada por la magia.
- Solía vivir en el planeta Terra con Mané y estaba enamorado de ella.
- Cuando murió, se convirtió en una enana negra.
- De su enana negra, Aya nació.
► Aya:
- Una antagonista.
- Es una materia negra (No es un "Dark Matter" de la Saga de Kirby)
- Nació de una enana negra de una estrella muerta.
- No recuerda su vida pasada como Hydor.
- Puede absorber las almas de las criaturas vivientes y llevar la muerte a todas partes.
* Materia Negra:
- En mi historia original, la Materia Negra es un tipo de materia sin luz, por lo que son completamente "invisibles".
- Puedes encontrarlos en todo el universo, pero cuando es afectado por la magia, se convierte en un peligroso ser de oscuridad.
When one of your best friends doubles as a nightlight
I'm constantly in love with the fact that these three forming a cuddle pile has become a nightly occurrence in-game
[ID: A monochromatic, purple-toned drawing showing three people sleeping on the same bed. On the right is a thin young woman with purple sparkles on her face and arms, star-like points of light throughout her black afro, and a black cat curled on her lap that similarly has white stars throughout its fur. The woman gives off a purple glow that faintly reflects off the others in the room. She is leaning against a thickly built young woman who is covered by a fur blanket as she sleeps on her stomach. She rests next to a lean, muscular young man with long, wavy hair and ears resembling fish fins. His head and arm are hanging off the edge of the bed as he sleeps with his mouth hanging open. End ID.]
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The Knight of Wands - energy, adventure, pursuit of passions
Party tarot card #4, feat. our prettyboy fighter and his huge-ass scary horse. His player requested this card instead of any of the major arcana! It works tbh.
[ID: A drawing of Hydor, a young, lean water genasi man with light teal skin and shoulder-length, wavy, dark blue hair. He is wearing dark brown leather armor with what looks like overlapping scales on the chest and shoulder pieces, as well as leather sandals. He smiles as he sits astride a large, rearing black horse, its mouth open and its long mane blowing in the wind. Hydor holds the reins in one hand and a silver trident with a spiraling staff in the other. A lightning bolt comes out of the sky to strike the trident's tip. The background is dark and full of storm clouds and lightning. The label at the bottom of the image reads, "The Knight of Wands." End ID.]
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