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Aldebaran (Al-deb'-a-ran and the Hyades (Hi'-a-deez). 



Above Orion, and almost in a line with the stars of his belt, 

 is a beautiful rosy star. It is as red as Betelgeuze and it forms the 

 end of the lower arm of a V-shaped constellation composed of it 

 and four other stars. This is Aldebaran and the constellation is 



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r f The Constellations of Orion, with the Dog Stars, the Twins, Capclla, the 

 I Hyades and the Pleiades may be seen in the southwestern portion of the sky 

 t during the last half of March, in the early evening. 



