Sky Study 



893 



CASSIOPEIA'S CHAIR, CEPHEUS, AND THE DRAGON 



Teacher's Story 



There are other constellations besides the two Dippers, which never rise 

 and set in this latitude, because they are so near to the Pole-star that, when 

 revolving around it, they do not fall below the horizon. There is one very 

 brilliant star, called Capella, which almost belongs to the polar constella- 



The polar constellations as they appear at about 8 o'clock January 20, the Dragon 



being south of the Pole-star. By revolving this chart as indicated, the positions 



of the stars is shou'n for 6 p.m., midnight, 6 a. in. and 



noon of January 2Oth. 



tions but not quite, for it is far enough away from Polaris to dip below the 

 horizon for four hours of the twenty-four. 



Queen Cassiopeia's Chair is on the opposite side of the Pole-star from 

 the Big Dipper and at about equal distance from it. It consists of five bril- 

 liant stars that form a W with the top toward Polaris, one-half of the W 

 being wider than the other. There is a less brilliant sixth star which finishes 

 out half of the W into a chair seat, making of the figure a very uneasy look- 

 ing throne for a poor queen to sit upon. 



King Cepheus is Queen Cassiopeia's husband, and he sits with one foot 

 on the Pole-star quite near to his royal spouse. His constellation is marked 



