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EarthSky Tonight—October 16, See Cassiopeia and Big
![EarthSky Tonight—October 16, See Cassiopeia and Big Dipper on autumn evenings EarthSky Tonight—October 16, See Cassiopeia and Big Dipper on autumn evenings](https://www.berthoudrecorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/10oct16_430-75x75.jpg)
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org On October evenings, the Big Dipper resides rather low in the northwest sky, and the W or M-shape constellation Cassiopeia the Queen sits on her throne in the upper northeast sky. These two star formations are like riders on opposite side of a Ferris Wheel. They spin around Polaris, the North Star, once a day. As one rises upward, the other plunges downward – and vice versa. As evening deepens into late night, the Big Dipper ... Full Story