What's the difference between andromeda and cepheus?

Andromeda


Definition:

  • (n.) A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.
  • (n.) A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Andromeda is the nearest large galaxy to our own Milky Way.
  • (2) Tom Neenan: ­ The Andromeda Paradox Pleasance Dome, to 31 Aug Last year he made everyone jump because his show had two really scary bits in it.
  • (3) I don’t think an Andromeda strain will wipe out all humans.
  • (4) But "near" is a relative term in intergalactic space – the Andromeda galaxy is 2.5m light years away.
  • (5) If you take a look on a very clear night at the constellation of Andromeda, a little fuzzy patch of light is just visible with the naked eye.
  • (6) In addition, cosmic threats to our existence have always been with us, even thought it has taken us some time to notice: the collision of our galaxy, the Milky Way, with our nearest neighbour, Andromeda, for example, or the arrival of a black hole.
  • (7) "The sense that there's a bridge, that a hand can be extended, and you can step from the Earth, from the supermarket car park, into the Andromeda nebulae or whatever."

Cepheus


Definition:

  • (n.) A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude. See Cassiopeia.

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