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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



The Starry Heavens in October. 



BY PROF. ERIC DOOLITTLE, OF THE UNIVER- 

 SITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 



During the past month the whole of 

 the striking constellation of the Scor- 

 pion has sunk below the western hori- 

 zon of the evening heavens ; Sagittarius 

 has partly disappeared, as has also the 

 winding Serpent and the great Bootes, 

 the principal star of the latter constel- 



now swung completely below the Pole 

 which has shone so brightly in the 

 and is seen resting in an upright posi- 

 tion almost upon the horizon ; here it 

 seems to be a far larger figure than 

 when it is higher in the heavens. The 

 Solitaiy Star, Fomalhaut, is almost on 

 the meridian in the south, the Great 

 Scjuare of Pegasus is high in the heav- 

 ens, and the planet Jupiter shines out 



Fig. 1. The Constellations at 9 P. M., October 1. (If facing south, hold the map upright. If 

 facing east, hold East below. If facing west, hold West below. If facing north, hold the map inverted.) 



lation, — the great, reddish Arcturus, — 

 northwest for so many months, has 

 completely withdrawn, not to again 

 be seen in our evening skies until next 

 March. 



In the North, the great Dipper has 



with its steady, golden radiance in the 

 Southwest. 



The October Stars. 

 But the most interesting of all the 

 changes in the heavens is the reappear- 

 ance of the brilliant Taurus, the very 

 first of the train of Winter groups, 



