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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



The Heavens in July. 

 BY PROP. ERIC D00LITTEE OF THE UNI- 

 VERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 



The whole heavens are now filled 

 with the typical summer groups of 

 stars. Exactly overhead there stretches 

 out the great Hercules; in the north 

 the Dragon has reached its highest po- 

 sition in the skv ; the Northern Cross, 



Bootes on the north and the Scorpion 

 on the south are the two intermingled 

 groups of the Serpent and the Serpent- 

 holder, which, though they are marked 

 by no very bright stars, contain in- 

 numerable objects of interest, and 

 which at no time are in better position 

 for tracing out than at present. If the 

 observer will face toward the south, 



north 



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Figure 1. — The Constellations at 9 P. M., July 1. 

 (If facing south, hold the map upright. If facing west, hold west below. If facing east, hold east below. 



If facing north, hold the map inverted.) 



the Eagle and the Archer are well up 

 in the eastern heavens, while exactly 

 south there shine out the stars of the 

 bright Scorpion, which is the most 

 striking summer group of all. 



THE JULY STARS. 



Filling the whole region of the sky 

 between Hercules, the Crown and 



he will have no difficulty in finding 

 a rather striking group of five little 

 stars a short distance to the left of 

 Arcturus and directly below the 

 Crown, and these five stars (of which 

 three are shown at D, Figure I), form 

 the head of the Serpent. From here a 

 quite definite winding line of stars 



