Andromeda (constellation) Andromeda (constellation) Andromeda is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greco-Roman astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Located north of the celestial equator, it is named for Andromeda, daughter of Cassiopeia, in the Greek myth, who was chained to a rock to be eaten by the sea monster Cetus. Andromeda is most prominent during autumn evenings in the Northern Hemisphere, along with several other constellations named for characters in the Perseus myth. Because of its northern declination, Andromeda is visible only north of 40° south latitude; for observers farther south it lies below
The Andromeda Nebula The Andromeda Nebula The Andromeda Nebula () is a 1967 Soviet Science fiction film starring Sergei Stolyarov and directed by Yevgeni Sherstobitov at the Dovzhenko Film Studios. The film was originally intended to be the first episode of a series of films, alternatively titled as "The Andromeda Nebula: Episode I. Prisoners of the Iron Star", but the remaining parts were never made due to Stolyarov's death. It is based upon the "Andromeda Nebula" novel by Ivan Yefremov and follows the story of a group of humans on the spaceship "Tantra" who are tasked with investigating the home planet of an