Perseus

__ Perseus __ [|www.redorbit.com]

**Location**: -In the Northern Hemisphere in the winter -In the Southern Hemisphere during the summer -EN-NP (En- Equatorial north, lying between the celestial equator and 40 degrees North of the equator; NP- North Polar, North of 45 degrees north of the celestial equator.) -Surrounded by Cassiopeia, Auriga, Andromeda, Trianglum, and Taurus.

**Latin name**: Perseus
 * Abbreviation**: Per
 * Meaning**: Hero
 * Genitive name**: Persei
 * Looks**: A triangular body, with two legs and feet that look like they are curling up toward the head. Also has two arms stretching out.
 * Facts**: One of the larger constellations in the Northern Atmosphere and the "Perseus arm" is one of the four major spiral arms of our galaxy.
 * http://www.allthesky.com/constellations/perseus/constell.html

Stars: ** -Mirfak -Algol -Al Fakhir -Adid Borealis -Adid Australis -Menkib -Miram -Misam -Al Atik

The perseid meteor shower is one of the most famous meteor showers. It never fails to show an impressive display. Due to its summertime appearance it tends to provide the majority of meteorsseen by non- astronomical enthusiasits. This year the meteor shower wil produce about 60 meteors every hour at its peak. This years peak is on August 13th and 14th but you still may be able to see meteors from July 23- August 22. The waxing Gibbous may interfer with your views of the shower. But after the moon sets the morning will provide an excellent time to view the shower. Look to the Northeast afetr midnight. sailhawaii.com/meteorshower
 * Perseid Meteor Shower:**

Danae (Perseus mother) was locked up in a dungeon so she wouldn’t have a child, but Zeus snuck into the dungeon disguised as a shower of gold. When Perseus was born his mother and him were thrown into the sea in a wood chest. They were rescued by a fisherman on the island of Seriphos. The fisherman took him and his mother to his brother Polydectes (the king of Seriphos). Once at the palace they were offered hospitality and protection from the king. Polydectes fell in love with Danae but Perseus was stopping Danae from falling in love with him. So he sent Perseus on a dangerous mission he wouldn’t be able to survive. His mission was to get the head of the demon Medusa. With the help of Hermes wings and Athena’s sword, he slayed Medusa. On his way home he came across Cetus the sea monster about to eat the princess Andromeda. He used the head of Medusa to turn Cetus to stone and save Andromeda. He ended up marring Andromeda, and went back to Serphios to save his mother fom Polydectes.
 * Mythology** (Greek and Roman):

When Perseus died, he was given honored places among the stars by Athens malyszp.tripod.com www.coldwater.k12.mi.us www.seds.org www.astro.vivc.edu www.bbc.co.ok www.windows.ucar.edu sailhawaii.com/meteorshower http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/
 * Why he is in the sky:**
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**Self Reflect:** What I thought of this project was that I liked it. I enjoyed working on this project. I learned more about my constellation and how it relates to other constellations. I also realized that there is still a lot more to learn about mythology and constellations. Mythology is an interesting subject and there is a lot to learn. I liked this project because it helped me learn to depend on myself but also on others if I needed help. The hard part about this project was making sure you got the right information. When you would look up information you would have to double check. Then if they didn’t match you had to check another website. The best part about the project was putting the information in the website. I liked that part because you could put your own creative sense in the website. That is what I thought about the project.

Created By: Heather Allen