Astronomy Without a Telescope
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- Cougar Mountain (summitpost.org)
Cougar Mountain is a hilly horseshoe-shaped mountain sharing a regional park with the same name, in Washington State. Located south of I-90 between Bellevue and Issaquah, Cougar Mountain is the western region of the Issaquah Alps. Cougar Mountain has the unique ability of being located very close to a metropolitan area while maintaining much of its natural state. As a result, Cougar Mountain is one of the most hiked peaks in the entire state of Washington.
- Alderamin (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
ALDERAMIN (Alpha Cephei). Though Cepheus (the King) is famed in mythology as father to Andromeda, it is far from being one of the sky’s more prominent ancient constellations, its brightest star, Alderamin, just barely second magnitude (2.44).
