Andromeda is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Located north of the celestial equator, it is named for the princess in the Greek legend, who was chained to a rock to be eaten by the sea monster Cetus. Its brightest star, Alpha Andromedae, is a binary star, as is bright Gamma Andromedae, a colorful binary and a popular target for amateur astronomers. The constellation's most obvious deep-sky object is the naked-eye Andromeda Galaxy (M31, also called the Great Galaxy of Andromeda), the closest galaxy to the Milky Way and one of the brightest Messier objects. In Chinese astronomy, the stars that make up Andromeda were members of four different constellations that had astrological and mythological significance; a constellation related to Andromeda also exists in Hindu mythology. Andromeda is the location of the radiant for the Andromedids, a weak meteor shower that occurs in November.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_(constellation)

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1561:

Saint Basil's Cathedral, located at the geographic center of Moscow, was consecrated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Basil%27s_Cathedral

1920:

The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Peace_Treaty

1948:

Arab–Israeli War: Israeli Defense Force officer Yitzhak Rabin signed the order to expel Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Palestinian_exodus_from_Lydda_and_Ramle

1979:

Rowdy fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago stormed the field during a promotional event in which a crate of disco records was blown up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night

2005:

Prince Albert II was enthroned as ruler of Monaco. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_II,_Prince_of_Monaco

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

inveterate: 1. Old; firmly established by long continuance; of long standing; obstinately deep-rooted; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate habit. 2. (of a person) Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker. 3. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inveterate

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Dear reader, traditional human power structures and their reign of darkness are about to be rendered obsolete. --Buckminster Fuller https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller