✧ Andromeda

  Andromeda is an asterism in Andromeda.

         •⣄
          ⠈⠳⣄
            ⠈⠙⢦⡀
               ⠙⠦⣄
                 ⠈⠳⣄
                   ⠈⠙⢦⡀
                      ⠙⠦⣄
                        ⠈•⣄
                          ⠈⠙⠦⣄
                             ⠈⠓⢦⣀
                                ⠈⠳⢤⡀
                                   ⠉·⠤⠤⣄⣀⣀⡀
                                          ⠉⠉⠙⠒⠒•

  Type            Asterism
  Constellation   Andromeda
  Stars           4

  More information about Andromeda

  Andromeda begins at the corner it shares with the Great Square and runs
  in two long lines towards Perseus. Halfway along, turn at Mirach and go
  up two faint stars to reach the Andromeda Galaxy, the furthest thing
  most people can see without help. In the story she is chained to a rock
  as a sacrifice, and everyone else in it is a constellation around her:
  her mother Cassiopeia, her father Cepheus, the sea monster Cetus and her
  rescuer Perseus.

  Etymology
  From        Greek
  Reading     Andromeda  ·  Ἀνδρομέδα
  Literally   ruler of men

  The evolution of Andromeda over time

  -50,000 years
  
  
  
             Almach •⠓⠦⣀
                        ⠑⠢⣄⡀
                           ⠉⠲⢄
                              ⠉⠲⢤⡀
                                 ⠈⠑⠤⣀
                                    ⠈⠙⠢⢄
                                        ⠙⠲⢄⡀
                                           ⠈⠒⢤⣀
                                              ⠈⠑⠢⣀
                                          Mirach •⠱⢄
                                                    ⠙⢤⡀
                                                      ⠘⠢⣀
                                                        ⠈⠲⢄
                                                           ⠑⢤
                                                             ⠙⠢⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀
                                                               ·     ⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉• Alpheratz
  
  
  
  now
  
  
              Almach •⢄⡀
                       ⠉⠢⣄
                          ⠑⠦⡀
                            ⠈⠓⢄⡀
                               ⠉⠢⡄
                                 ⠈⠓⢄⡀
                                    ⠙⠢⣀
                                      ⠈⠑⢤⡀
                                         ⠈⠲⢄
                                            ⠙⠢⣀
                                       Mirach •⠑⢤⡀
                                                 ⠈⠲⢄
                                                    ⠙⠲⢄
                                                       ⠙⠢⣀
                                                         ⠈⠑⢤⡀
                                                            ⠈⠑·⠤⠤⣀⣀⣀
                                                                   ⠈⠉⠉⠙⠒⠒⠦⠤⠤⣄⣀⣀⡀
                                                                               • Alpheratz
  
  
  +50,000 years
  
               Almach •⡀
                       ⠉⠦⡀
                         ⠉⠢⡀
                           ⠈⠢⡀
                             ⠈⢢⡀
                               ⠘⢢⡀
                                 ⠘⢢⡀
                                   ⠘⠢⡀
                                     ⠈⠢⡀
                                       ⠈⠢⡀
                                         ⠉⠦⡀
                                    Mirach •⠑⠢⣄⡀
                                               ⠉⠒⢄⡀
                                                  ⠈⠓⠦⣀
                                                      ⠑⠢⣄⡀
                                                         ⠙⠲⢄⡀
                                                            ·⠙⠒⠤⢤⣀⡀
                                                                  ⠈⠉⠒⠢⠤⣄⡀
                                                                        ⠈⠉⠓⠒⠤⢄⡀
                                                                              • Alpheratz

  Over 50,000 years either way the longest side of this figure changes by 8%, and the furthest
  any of its stars travels is 3.0 degrees. Proper motion only: this is the shape changing, not
  the sky turning or the pole moving.

  curl 'skymap.sh/Andromeda/evolution.gif'

  where it is tonight:  skymap.sh/Andromeda