C)    Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia (kass-ee-oh-PEE-uh); The Queen
Cassiopeia was the mother of Andromeda and the wife of Cepheus, the Ethiopian King of Joppa. The Romans believed this striking W-shaped constellation was Cassiopeia, chained to her throne as a punishment for her vain boastfulness. Easily seen in the northern sky circling the north celestial pole well ahead of the Big Dipper in Ursa Major.stevelindsey

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                                                                                                                                                                                                       Illustration: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/myspace/constellationguide/cassiopeia.shtml