96 IN STARRY REALMS. 



learns to watch for the reappearance of the same object 

 m much the same position, just as in a garden we love to 

 watch for the blossoming of our old favourites as the spring 

 comes round. It is also a great advantage that the moon 

 is sufficiently near us to be well within the reach of tele- 

 scopes of moderate pretensions ; even a little instrument 

 that may be held in the hand will with the help of a map 

 of the moon afford much interest to the beginner in 

 seeking out the different craters and learning to identify 

 them by name* 



