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ARGO NAVIS (är´-go nā´-vis)—THE SHIP ARGO. (Face South.) Location.—Argo is situated southeast of Canis Major. If a line joining Betelgeuze and Sirius be prolonged 18° southeast, it will point out Naos, a star of the second magnitude in the rowlock of the Ship. This star is in the southeast corner of the Egyptian “X.” The [...]

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PISCES (pis´ēz)—THE FISHES. (Face Southeast.) Location.—This constellation is represented by two fishes each with a ribbon tied to its tail. One, the Northern Fish, lies just below β Andromedæ,—the other, represented by the circlet, is just below Pegasus. The ribbons, represented by streams of faint stars, from a “V” with elongated sides, and terminate in [...]

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SCORPIUS (skôr´-pi-us)—THE SCORPION. (Face South.) Location.—Scorpius, one of the signs of the zodiac, is a beautiful star group, and one that is easily traced out. It lies just under the Serpent Bearer, between Sagittarius and Libra. The resemblance to a Scorpion is not difficult to see, hence this constellation is perhaps the most aptly named [...]

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MONOCEROS (mō-nos´-e-ros)—THE UNICORN. (Face South.) Location.—Monoceros is to be found east of Orion between Canis Major and Canis Minor. Three of its stars of the fourth magnitude form a straight line northeast and southwest, about 9° east of Betelgeuze, and about the same distance south of Alhena, in Gemini. The region around the stars 8, [...]

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DELPHINUS (del-fi´-nus)—THE DOLPHIN, OR JOB’S COFFIN. (Face Southeast.) Location.—The little cluster of five stars forming Delphinus is to be seen about 10° northeast of Altair, and, though there are no bright stars in the group, it can hardly escape notice. A line drawn from Vega to Albireo, and prolonged about 20°, strikes the star ε [...]

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PERSEUS (per´-sūs)—THE CHAMPION. (Face Northeast.) Location.—α Persei lies on a line drawn from β to γ Andromedæ, and is about 9° from the latter. The most striking feature in Perseus is the so-called “segment of Perseus,” a curve of stars beginning about 12° below Cassiopeia, and curving toward Ursa Major. Note the famous variable Algol [...]

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AURIGA (â-ri´-ga)—THE CHARIOTEER. (Face Northwest.) Location.—A line drawn from δ to α Ursæ Majoris, and prolonged about 45°, ends near the bright Capella, in Auriga, a star of the first magnitude, and one of the most brilliant in the heavens. It is unmistakable, having no rival in brightness near it. Auriga is a beautiful and [...]

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ORION (ŏ-rī´-on)—THE GIANT HUNTER. (Face South.) Location.—Orion is considered the finest constellation in the heavens. A line drawn from Nath to ζ Tauri (the tips of the Bull’s horns), and extended 15°, strikes the brilliant Betelgeuze in Orion, known as the martial star. It forms the northeast corner of a conspicuous parallelogram. The splendid first-magnitude [...]

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CANES VENATICI (kā´-nēz ve-nat´-i-cī)—THE HUNTING DOGS. (Face Northwest.) Location.—Cor Caroli, the bright star in this constellation, when on the meridian is about 17° south of ε Ursæ Majoris. A line drawn from η Ursæ Majoris, through Berenice’s Hair, to Denebola, in Leo, passes through it. The dogs, Asterion and Chara, are represented as being held [...]

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TAURUS (tâ´-rus)—THE BULL. (Face Southwest.) Location.—Taurus contains the well-known and unmistakable group the Pleiades, on the right shoulder of the Bull. A “V” shaped group known as the Hyades is just to the southeast of the Pleiades, in the face of the Bull, forming one of the most beautiful objects in the sky. The brightest [...]

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