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the length of two tails, it will bring you to Arcturus, the 

 wonderful star that the Bear hunter wears Hke a blazing 

 jewel in his knee. 



Just above the head of Bootes is another well-known con- 

 stellation, the Northern Crown. {Corona horealis.) This 

 very small and very beautiful star-group has been called 

 the "Diamond Necklace in the sky." because it looks like 



CUT 2. Bootes Hunting the Great Bear 



a circle of jewels with one very large one in the middle of the 

 string. The Indians call it the Camp Circle of the Gods. 



If you draw a line from the back rim of the Dipper 

 through Mizar, that is, the star at the bend of the handle, 

 and continue about the total length of the Dipper, it will 

 touch the Crown. 



The step from the Crown to the Cross is natural, and is 

 easy in the sky. If you draw a line up- ^ji 



ward from the middle of the Dipper I---* 



bowl, straight across the sky, about three *''' \ 

 total Dipper lengths, until it meets the \ v^'^ 



Milky Way, you reach the Northern ^ 



Cross, which is also called Cygnus, the northern cross 



