HEAVENLY BODIES 



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Cancer is the crab. In this constellation is a luminous spot called 

 the Beehive. An ordinary glass will cause this spot to resolve into 

 stars. 



FIG. 368. The Stars during the winter months. 



Virgo (vuVgo), the virgin, is a beautiful maiden with folded wings. 

 Spica (spi'ka) is the principal star. This star is used for determining 

 longitude at sea. It is so far away that the distance has never been 

 measured. 



