Cepheus, a mythical king of Ethiopia, has a place in the northern sky alongside his wife, Queen Cassiopeia. Both constellations are circumpolar from mid-northern latitudes, meaning they circle ...

The loose open cluster NGC 7243 makes it worth learning the location of Lacerta the Lizard, now visible in the evening sky.

Cepheus isn’t far from Cygnus, which you can see by facing east, turning a touch north, and looking about halfway to the Zenith point. Its brighter stars form a cross, interpreted as a swan.

The night sky is home to many celestial features named after creatures from Earth’s oceans. Among the stars, you’ll find ...

Located in the constellation of Cepheus, a flowery Iris Nebula is close to overhead these nights. Cepheus looks like a little house with a pointy roof between Cygnus and Cassiopeia. The nebula is ...

The nebula is located about 1,200 light-years from Earth and is visible in the Cepheus constellation. I say it's a Rorschach test because different people see different things.

Also catalogued as Ced 201, it lies along the northern Milky Way in the royal constellation Cepheus.