ANDROMEDA
A legendary constellation named after a princess from Greek myth. Its main highlight is the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), visible to the naked eye as a faint, misty patch. It is the closest major galaxy to our Milky Way, lying 2.5 million light-years away.
POLARIS
The most important star for travelers — it sits almost motionless directly above Earth’s North Pole. It belongs to the constellation Ursa Minor. Its altitude above the horizon equals the observer’s latitude, making it a reliable guide to true north.
ORION
A winter hunter constellation impossible to mistake thanks to its belt of three bright stars in a row. It contains the red supergiant Betelgeuse and the blue giant Rigel. Orion also holds the famous Orion Nebula (M42) — a bright stellar nursery visible even with binoculars.
CYGNUS
A stunning summer constellation shaped like a great cross or a swan in flight. Its brightest star, Deneb, forms part of the famous "Summer Triangle." Cygnus flies right along the Milky Way, and at its heart lies the beautiful North America Nebula — a cloud of gas that strikingly resembles the continent.
VULPECULA
A small, faint northern constellation created by Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century. It has no bright stars but contains the beautiful Dumbbell Nebula (M27) — the first planetary nebula ever discovered, looking like a glowing dumbbell or apple core: the remains of a dying star that shed its outer layers.
CASSIOPEIA
A constellation shaped like a clear W or M depending on the season. Named after the mythical queen, mother of Andromeda. It lies right on the Milky Way and contains several beautiful open star clusters (like M52) and a supernova remnant.