The Heavens in November. 
By Professor Samuel G. Barton of the University of Pennsylvania. 
I N August the Milky Way extended 
across the sky through the zenith 
in a nearly north and south direc- 
tion. Since that time it has seemed to 
turn about the zenith as on a pivot, the 
south end moving toward the west 
until now it lies in a direction which is 
and Cassiopeia north of the zenith. 
Cygnus, the northern cross, now stands 
in its natural upright position in the 
west. Orion, the prince of winter con- 
stellations, is now on the eastern 
horizon, as shown on the map. 
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Figure 1. The Constellations at 9 P. M., November 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.) 
nearly east and west. This motion con- 
tinues until February, when the direc- 
tion is again north and south. After 
this time the Milky Way leaves the 
zenith and lies near the horizon until 
August. The great square in Pegasus 
lies high in the sky south of the zenith, 
The Eclipse of the Sun. 
The only eclipse of the sun visible in 
the United States this year occurs on 
November io. No part of any other 
eclipse of the sun will be visible in the 
United States until 1923. This is a par- 
tial eclipse. The moon being in the 
