NORTH 



SOUTH. 



Explanation of Star Map 



NC. Northern Cross 



NS. North Star or Pole Star 



O. Orion 



P. Pegasus 



Per. Perseus 



PI. Pleiades 



Pr. Procyon 



Little Dog Star 

 QC. Queen Cassiopeia's Chair 

 R. Rijel in Orion 

 S. Sirius. Great Dog Star 

 T. The Twins 

 V. Vega in the Lyre 

 W. Whale or Cetus 



Al. Aldebaran in Hyades 



An. Andromeda 



Aq. Aquarius 



B. Betelgeuse in Orion 



BD. Big Dipper 



Cap. Capella in Auriga 



Ce. Cepheus 



D. Deneb in Northern Cross 



Dr. Dragon 



F. Fishes 



Fo. Fomalhaut 



Hy. Hyades 



JC. Job's Coffin or The Dophin 



LD. Little Dipper 



As November wanes and December comes, the attention of the Star observers are turned to 

 the East, where magnificent Orion makes beautiful the Southeastern heavens. This is the 

 most beautiful of all the constellations. It is identified by the three stars which make the 

 belt which is just three degrees long. The sword hanging below the belt is really a curved 

 line of five stars although the naked eye detects only three. Above the belt glows the great 

 red star, Betelgeuse which was measured last year and found to have a diameter of 260 million 

 miles. Below the belt glitters white sparkling Rijel. Above Orion is beautiful Aldebaran, 

 in the V-shaped Hyades, and still above them, the misty Pleiades. To the North of Orion 

 may be seen the Twins and below them Procyon, the Little Dog Star, and his companion, 

 like a second pair of twins. At nine o'clock about December 1st, we may see a wonderful 

 white, glittering star rising in the East; this is Sirius, the Great Dog Star. If we imagine a 

 straight line drawn from the Pole Star direct to Rijel, a little above its middle, it will pass 

 through a brilliant, yellow star which is Capella in the constellation Auriga. During De- 

 cember in the early evening Queen Cassiopeia's Chair is nearly above our heads; the three 

 stars that mark Perseus extend South below the chair in a curve while Andromeda and Pegasus 

 stretch over the Western skies and low near the Western horizon may be seen the Northern 

 Cross, Lyra, Altair and Job's Coffin. 



Uranus is the only evening star and is not easily seen. However, there is a splendid group 

 of morning stars. Venus rises about an hour before the sun and Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are 

 in the constellation of the Virgin and light the Eastern skies. 



To use the Star Map to find the constellations, hold it above the head with the North at 

 the North and the South toward the South. 



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