Find a Royal Family in the Sky | October 5 - October 11 | Star Gazers
Season 49 Episode 40 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ633 October 5-11, 2026 “Find a Royal Family in the Sky”
Star Gazers STGZ633 October 5-11, 2026 “Find a Royal Family in the Sky”
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Find a Royal Family in the Sky | October 5 - October 11 | Star Gazers
Season 49 Episode 40 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ633 October 5-11, 2026 “Find a Royal Family in the Sky”
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EACH YEAR IN THE FALL WE CAN RETELL A LEGEND IN THE SKIES; A QUEEN, A KING, A# PRINCE, A PRINCESS, AND THREE MONSTERS FACE NORTHEAST AT TEN PM THIS WEEK AND FIND A# SQUASHED W. THAT’S THE VAIN QUEEN CASSIOPEIA.
TO THE RIGHT OF CASSIE ARE A SET OF STARS THAT# LOOK LIKE A SKINNY LETTER A. THAT’S ANDROMEDA!
AT ANDROMEDA'S FEET IS THE# SQUIGGLY CONSTELLATION OF PERSEUS THE PRINCE, THE HERO OF THE FALL# SKY HOLDING THE SEVERED HEAD OF MEDUSA.
FACING EAST, NOW YOU CAN SEE WHAT# PERSEUS IS AIMING MEDUSA'S HEAD AT - THE SEA MONSTER CONSTELLATION CETUS.# HE'S TURNING TO STONE AS WE SPEAK!
BACK ABOVE CASSIOPIA ARE STARS IN# THE SHAPE OF A HOUSE.
THAT’S HER HUBBY KING CEPHEUS!
ALL THESE ARE# CONNECTED IN A SINGLE ROYAL MYTH!
BY THE WAY, NEXT TO CHEPHEUS IS# DRACO THE DRAGON - THAT’S WHERE THE DRACONID METEOR SHOWER IS PEAKING THIS WEEK!# LOOK FOR METEORS, ROYALS AND A DRAGON WHILE YOU KEEP LOOKING UP!
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