| Show THE MS cop right 1301 1001 by C do da saint germain we find many old acquaintances but lar far away from their habitat when december began of course courie there is comparatively ively little difference la in the position of the arbs between tho the last week of 0 a mouth month and the first of 0 the tha following month the veering of the whole world of constellations la Is so 80 gradual that within 30 dita daa hardly more than two or three new groups of stars conio coine to replace those that have gone from the firmament at a complete survey Is indispensable so BO as to plate place cadi already known constellation where it will belong tor for the next few weeks eartly above our heads shines iler seus its star within 1 our not northern northera thern thera aspect but algol medusas Me Nie dusas head whose a garles I 1 related hidden just behind us its to tta its right lier lovely good by she will not biot smile on us next month alth both agwald and third magnitude ot of the dragon just alove above the horizon we co complete our NorVi ern survey uphold perseus the rest of it above gur our heads to our zenith the just juat underneath and further down to the right ilamae ant bhe ratan of the od lacal constellation arles aries the ram to the left the fine foamed by the three stars aldebaran nath and Z of tho the Zol lapal lacal constellation I 1 laurus laurtis the bull to the att of the latter this tin in the southern aspect we find the square formed by a third zodiacal constellation gemini the 1 iwan I wins castor and pollux of the second mag its leading ornaments kol hollowing lowing the eastern custom limit we rayo upon cabla minor rhe little dog ft hose superb of the zen i PP r r ersmus v unga bopf IA ai 6 0 pole andromeda on d q 1 LITTLE a epheus L 4 P 7 pegasus 9 0 1 0 1 t 9 CG GREAT RE AT 1 f DIPPER 01 LEO vew av W N with capella Capell ft the she goat coat and li Casslo pela the seated sealed lady still in its M shape a little clulo lower down to the left beneath tho the thre stars ot of cephous in a low Alder arnin at tho the bottom in the middle erral at the top in line with al and to its right the pole star and I 1 the I 1 ittle dipper continued just below until the four our wheels of the little chariot as aa man minor la Is also railed called sink bank into one of ike the folds of draco the dragon Drag tho the pole star just in dilno with ith b of the little dipper by name further toward the pastern limits the great dipper much higher up tip the horizon than wo me have soon it yet stretches its seven beautiful orbs arbs tho the pointers on top pointing as aa usual to their old friend tho the pole star close to the bastein adli option arism a new acquaintance to whom I 1 have the pleasure of introducing you the zodiacal constellation leu leo I 1 lie he lion the peculiar configuration of its stars renders it easily distinguishable its chief jehiol is regulus or the heart of the lion ono one of the most perfect stars of the first magnitude and the stars blare of 0 the third magnitude north of it form a zigzag figure title boama to the left shines by itself first magnitude wait waa hardly above the horizon in grember it lias bas for its neighbor to the right Goni elsa ot of the third magnitude parallel with tho the little dog the display ot of tile the constellation orion the hunter our eyes this onetime one time comp companion anlon of 0 diana who give him back hla his vanished ee sight was placed by the queen of 0 night among her choice constellations he be Is still supposed to hold his sword a long sinuous line of 0 teven even small stars I 1 spoke already ol of this crowd ot of noble orbs arbs betelgeuse rigel Bella titz the three kings all comprised within the grand square of 0 orion below it to the I 1 kiat ut behold a new acquaintance the gem of the firma birlus the dog star of the constellation stel lation cauls canis major ahe great dog its light Is clear and white although it takes 9 foi it to leach us I 1 or a long time it was believed the Il nearest Larest of 0 nil all stars but as I 1 stated above I 1 a ot of Centam ns has now that honor ihrie other stars in this constellation are entitled to the beconi magnitude rank between orion and the great dog shine the three stars of lepus the ilare hare not maihen on our map and between the great dog and erl lanto the sm emill ill constellation columba noah a doe displays its three stars f dm a 1 l ji 8 01 t ya 0 sye y cwm efm C I 1 a claries arim 11 TAURUS j 0 canis M nor v OR ORIO no A 40 Y place p 0 no x 0 a if ill 13 c yop a a A alt r V r 0 A 4 wl ar 0 CANIS CI A e PA 5 11 laetus 4 r E W SOUTH turning to the west in the head tn in the foot fin 1 in the gladle of Androni olt tho the chained lady shane in a clear straight line whom hom betschel alei called a most beautiful tit object Is a double star tta its larger element ro re I 1 dish white the smaller gic enish blue only two of 0 the it tilo 10 of 0 I 1 pegasus stars forming such baich a neat square aquaro with the help of Alphe rutz are visible this way vay the fourth one will bo be found in the southern asaf aspect ct the cross of cygnus CyK the owan is not what it ansas a last month as is 14 missing to complete its longer anil aim close to the horizon the beautiful vega of I 1 i a rhe I 1 iii i t sends its NO ot of the thaid 11 do I 1 hae base sicken aheady alie atly c t the luter zigzags of 0 fiber cildia or the I 1 0 i alth ith its ita star cut auisa aa thaid ahli 1 I magnitude bo clo ae to ailt burning birk bick to the abt behold to tile the ifft it ft of ailes the ram underneath tho the extremity tile the J jiw aw of cetus 0 cilia lie IN it lule tie rupie e dented liy by of 0 the third ning mag further urt lier domi mil alia a coell tho the marvel of tho the homers allemen chose exen I 1 hilive last mouth iho three seariel Zol lical constello Con stelli tion the HAWS itskin lv alra aul tile the only star or of isible in tills |
