HOW TO FIND THE CONSTFDDATIONS. 157 
How to Find the Constellations. IX. 
BY GFORGH I. HOPKINS. 
The observer should remember to take a general survey 
of the heavens every time he goes out for the purpose of 
locating new groups of stars and positively fix the position 
of those already learned, as they are, in a large measure, to 
serve as guides for the location of the new ones. 
Eet the observer this time face the north locate the posi¬ 
tions of the Great Dipper and Cassiopeia; then note well 
the other constellations in that region already pointed out. 
At the left of Ursa Minor and below Cassiopeia is a region 
of not very bright stars, none being above the third magni¬ 
tude. The two brightest ones, however, are about six or 
seven degrees apart and the line between them, if prolong¬ 
ed, would pass, through Polaris; being, in fact, a pair of 
pointers , like those in the Great Dipper. They are of less 
importance than the latter only because of their inferior 
brightness, and are, perhaps, a little nearer Polaris. At 
the left of these two, directly below Cassiopeia, and in the 
Milky Way, may be detected a close group of faint stars, 
similar to that which forms the head of Orion. This is the 
distinguishing group of the constellation Cepheus, which 
contains in all thirty-five stars, and extends clear up to Po¬ 
laris. 
Cepheus was King of Ethiopia, and Cassiopeia was his 
Queen. They were the parents of Andromeda, who was 
betrothed to Perseus. The story of the latter’s perilous 
expedition to secure the Gorgon’s head has already been 
told. Cassiopeia was famed for her beauty, and, like many 
a modern one, could not refrain from boasting of it. She 
even dared to declare herself more beautiful than Juno or 
the Sea-nymphs. This incensed the latter to such an ex- 
