Capricorn

There are many scientific and literary explanations for the constellation Capricorn. It is not a very well-known constellation but it has many interesting features.

The constellation Capricorn is located in the Southern Hemisphere. To identify it, look in the sky for an arrowhead-shaped constellation. “To find it look for the summer triangle and make a line from Vega through Altair to the lower southern sky” (Zimmerman 3). It has a latitude of +60,-90. You can normally see it in September around nine o’ clock P.M. Capricorn has approximately 27 stars in its Constellation. The three brightest stars, Alpha2, Deneb Algedi, and Omega, form a triangle in the sky that makes it easier to see Capricorn. The brightest star in Capricorn is Deneb Algedi with a magnitude of 2.85. It’s a white giant and has a temperature of 7700 kelvin. It’s a type A star that is 8.5 times brighter than the sun. It is most likely to be in the last stage of ordinary star-type life. Scientists are saying the sun’s older twin is found in the middle of Capricorn. Studying this star will help them see how the Earth’s sun will develop. Capricorn is well known for its several notable stars and its globular cluster Messier 30 (A Guide to the Night Sky 1, Kaler 1,Kornmessser 3, Zimmermann 1). “Also, there are five meteor showers associated with Capricornus: the Alpha Capricornids, the Chi Capricornids, the Sigma Capricornids, the Tau Capricornids, and the Capricorniden Sagittarids” (A Guide to the Night Sky 1).

Capricorn is the 40th biggest constellation in our galaxy. It is one of the twelve zodiac constellation. “It is in the elliptic zone, which means it can only be seen during specific months of the year”. (Mrs.K) Its nickname is the “Sea Goat”...

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