Sky Study 



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2. Is Capella as near to the Pole-star as the Big Dipper? Is it near 

 enough so that it never sets ? 



3. Can you see the shield-like constellation of which Capella is a part? 

 Do you know the name of this constellation ? 



4. How do you find the Heavenly Twins after you have found Capella? 



5. Why are these stars called the Heavenly Twins? What is their 

 Latin name? What are the names of the two stars? Are these twins set 

 nearer together than the pointers of the Big Dipper ? 



6. How can you tell the Heavenly Twins from the Little Dog Star and 

 its companion ? 



7. Read in the books all that you can find about the Heavenly Twins. 

 Try and find if they are the same age, if they are as near together as they 

 seem, and if they are going in the same direction. What did the ancient 

 sailors think of these twin stars ? 



THE STARS OF SUMMER 



To us, who dwell in a world of change, the stars give the comfort of 

 abidingness; they remain ever the same to our eyes and the teacher should 

 make much of this. When we once come to know a star, we know exactly 

 where to find it in the heavens, wherever we may be. A star which a person 

 knows during childhood will, in later life and in other lands, seem a staunch 

 friend and a bond, drawing him back to his early home and associations. 



A chart of the brightest stars of summer, showing their positions in early evenings of 

 June. To find the stars hold the chart above the head and face the north. 



