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.

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

For those at around latitude 40 degrees north, Cepheus transforms into a circumpolar constellation, gracefully circling the North Star without ever descending.

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 ...

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