Thursday, January 26, 2012

Which constellation... Andromeda vs. Aries?

Which constellation holds more/better treasures in the sky?Which constellation... Andromeda vs. Aries?Double Stars:



Gamma Andromedae is a spectecular triple star system, each component very colorful.

Gamma Arietis is a double star, and evenly match pair very tightly grouped.



DSOs:

M31, and it's satellite galaxies are excellent astrophoto objects. Aries is not known for DSOs.



Winner: AndromedaWhich constellation... Andromeda vs. Aries?Although more 'treasures' may appear in Andromeda than Aries, it should be noted that Aires is "home" to quite a few interesting objects.



Gamma and Lambda are beautiful doubles.



But there is a whole list of variable stars in Aries. SX Arietis, Rho^2 Arietis, 53 Arietis, T - Arietis, R - Arietis, and most intersting, to me, someone passionate about variables, is the cataclysmic variable TT - Arietis: http://www.aavso.org/vsots_ttariWhich constellation... Andromeda vs. Aries?Stop, stop! You're both right.

Actually, I'm partial to the Virgo Supercluster, and closer to home the nebulae in the regions of Orion (Horsehead, Flame, Crab, the Great Orion Complex) and Sagittarius (Lagoon, Eagle, Omega, Triphid). These are literally natural artwork in the sky. They inspired me to get into astrophotography.Which constellation... Andromeda vs. Aries?
This question doesn't make any sense. Constellations don't "hold treasure". Constellations are historical groupings of stars that do nothing more than indicate direction.

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