Virgo the Virgin is one of only three constellations representing women that we can see in our Butler skies over the course of the year. Andromeda the Princess and Cassiopeia the Queen are the only other ladies of the sky.

I know you've seen Cassiopeia before, although you may not have known what you were stargazing at. Cassiopeia is that bright “W” that you see in the northern sky every single night as it makes a tight circle around Polaris the North Star every 24 hours. This time of year look for the “W” in the very low northern sky.

You can't miss it. It's as bright as the Big Dipper.

The “W” outlines the throne that Queen Cassiopeia is tied into because she boasted that she was more beautiful than Hera, the Queen of all the gods, according to mythology. Hera had Cassiopeia tied to the throne and tossed into the sky so she could show her “beauty” to everyone on Earth.

As she spins around the North Star sometimes she's lying on her back as she is now, but in the early winter when the “W” is upside down she's hanging by the ropes. It's not a good idea to tick off the queen of the gods.

Unfortunately Virgo the Virgin is not so prominent in the night sky.

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