Just as we close this number of our magazine information reaches us of the death 
of Professor Eric Doolittle of the University of Pennsylvania. For many years he has 
contributed the monthly article, “To Know the Starry Heavens.” 
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The Heavens in October. 
By Professor Samuel G. Barton of the University of Pennsylvania. 
T HE brilliant stars Arcturus and 
Antares are no longer seen on our 
map, as they have been carried 
from view by the progress of the sea- 
sons. The popular group, the Pleiades, 
at A, and the bright star, Aldebaran, 
at B, just appearing above the eastern 
horizon, are harbingers of the colder 
seasons of the year. The Great Dip- 
per is now in an inconspicuous posi- 
tion low in the North. Fomalhaut at 
C, the southernmost first-magnitude 
NORTH 
SOUTH 
I igure 1. The Constellations at 9 P. M., October 1. (If facing south, hold the map upright. If 
facing east, hold East below. If facing west, hold West below. If facing north, hold the map inverted.) 
