Andromeda
Helderste ster: Alpheratz
Andromeda herbergt de M31-melkweg.
Wanneer te zien
Zichtbaar herfst-winter op het noordelijk halfrond.
Mythologie
Andromeda, daughter of Cassiopeia, was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus to appease Poseidon. Perseus, flying overhead on Pegasus, saw her, saved her, and married her.
Cadeau-idee
Andromeda tells a story of love and rescue — perfect symbolism for a wedding gift, proposal, or an anniversary that commemorates the moment two lives crossed.