The constellation Cetus, the whale, spreads across the east and southeast as night falls. The star that represents its tail, Deneb Kaitos, climbs above the horizon before the star that represents its jaws, Menkar.
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The constellation Cetus, the whale, spreads across the east and southeast as night falls. The star that represents its tail, Deneb Kaitos, climbs above the horizon before the star that represents its jaws, Menkar.
