CYGNUS CONSTELLATION David Pham, 1 st Period CYGNUS CONSTELLATION Cygnus is known as the Swan. Cygnus is also known as the Northern Cross. CYGNUS CONSTELLATION Area: 804 square degrees Size Ranking: 16 th Right Ascension: 20h 21m 36.22s Declination:+40A (Degrees) 2649.7 Neighboring Constellations: Cepheus Draco Lyra Vulpecula Pegasus Lacerta VISIBLE Brightest stars: Deneb,, and Epsilon Cygni. Brightest stars: Deneb, Gamma Cygni, and Epsilon Cygni. Time of year visible: June to December. Time of year visible: June to December. GREEK/ROMAN MYTHOLOGY In Greek mythology the name Cygnus means Swan. Cygnus received its name when the god Zeus transformed into a beautiful swan to win the love of the goddess Nemesis. The goddess became pregnant and laid an egg and a shepherd found the egg and gave it to the queen of Sparta Leda. She then gave the egg to her husband the king of Sparta Tyndareus. From the egg came Helen of Troy. Helen was so beautiful that Leda claimed her as her own. In Greek mythology the name Cygnus means Swan. Cygnus received its name when the god Zeus transformed into a beautiful swan to win the love of the goddess Nemesis. The goddess became pregnant and laid an egg and a shepherd found the egg and gave it to the queen of Sparta Leda. She then gave the egg to her husband the king of Sparta Tyndareus. From the egg came Helen of Troy. Helen was so beautiful that Leda claimed her as her own. OTHER MYTHS Another myth of how Cygnus was created was when Cygnus was friends with Phaethon, the son of Apollo, the sun god. One day Phaethon was driving the son gods chariot and fell into the river and Cygnus dove into the water to save him, out of pity Zeus turned him into a swan. Another myth of how Cygnus was created was when Cygnus was friends with Phaethon, the son of Apollo, the sun god. One day Phaethon was driving the son gods chariot and fell into the river and Cygnus dove into the water to save him, out of pity Zeus turned him into a swan. The other myth that is also known as when Zeus tried to seduce the goddess Nemesis. So he turned into a beautiful swan and she then laid an egg and a shepherd found the egg and gave it to the king Tyndareus and queen of Sparta Lena. The egg laid Helen of Troy. She was so beautiful that Lena claimed her as her own. INTERESTING FACTS Deneb is a blue-white super-giant and is the brightest star in the constellation and the 19 th brightest star in the night sky. Deneb is a blue-white super-giant and is the brightest star in the constellation and the 19 th brightest star in the night sky. The best time to view the constellation is 9:00pm during the month of September. The best time to view the constellation is 9:00pm during the month of September. A star known as HDE in Cygnus is 20 times more massive than our sun and is 300,000 times brighter than our sun A star known as HDE in Cygnus is 20 times more massive than our sun and is 300,000 times brighter than our sun CREDITS https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB1qFQoTCMv9wKeJ_McCFdEYkgodV50F5Q&url=http%3A%2F%2Fapod.nas a.gov%2Fapod%2Fap html&psig=AFQjCNHhNAbrcoUaChgJir2GJ1x3BJQIOA&ust= https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB1qFQoTCMv9wKeJ_McCFdEYkgodV50F5Q&url=http%3A%2F%2Fapod.nas a.gov%2Fapod%2Fap html&psig=AFQjCNHhNAbrcoUaChgJir2GJ1x3BJQIOA&ust= https://www.flickr.com/photos/wilsonp195/