The Great Bear (_Ursa Major_) is in the mid-heavens toward the
northwest, the Pointers not far from the horizontal position. They
direct us to the Pole Star (a of the Little Bear, _Ursa Minor_).
The line from this star to the Guardians of the Pole, b and g, is
in about the position of the minute hand of a clock 2 minutes before
an hour. The Dragon (_Draco_) curls over the Little Bear, curving
upward on the east, to where its head, high up in the northeast, is
marked by the gleaming eyes, b and g. Under the Little Bear, the
Camelopard has at last come upright.
Low down in the west the Lion (_Leo_) is setting. The point of
the "Sickle in the Lion" is turned toward the horizon; the handle
(marked by a and ae) is nearly horizontal. Above the Lion's tail
is Berenice's Hair (_Coma Berenices_); and between that and the
Great Bear's tail our chart shows a solitary star of the Hunting
Dogs (_Canes Venatici_). The Crow (_Corvus_) is low down in the
southwest, the Cup (_Crater_) beside it, partly set, on the right.
Above is _Virgo_, the Virgin. Still higher in the southwest--in fact,
with head close to the point overhead--is the Herdsman (_Boötes_),
the Crown (_Corona Borealis_) near his southern shoulder marking
what was once the Herdsman's uplifted arm.
Low down between the south and southwest we find the head and shoulders
of the Centaur (_Centaurus_), who holds the Wolf (_Lupus_) due
south. Above the Wolf are the Scales (_Libra_), and above these
the Serpent (_Serpens_), his head in the south, stretching toward
the Crown. In the mid-sky, toward the southeast, we find the Serpent
Bearer (_Ophiuchus_--one star of the Serpent lies east of him).
Below the Serpent Bearer we find the Scorpion (_Scorpio_), now
fully risen, and showing truly scorpionic form. Beside the Scorpion
is the Archer (_Sagittarius_), low down in the southeast. To his
left we see, low down, two stars marking the head of the Sea Goat
(_Capricornus_), and one belonging to the Water Bearer (_Aquarius_).
Above the Sea Goat flies the Eagle (_Aquila_), with the bright
star _Altair_; and above, near the point overhead, is the kneeling
_Hercules_. Due east, we see part of the Winged Horse (_Pegasus_);
above that, the little Dolphin (_Delphinus_), and higher, the Swan
(_Cygnus_) and the Lyre (_Lyra_), with the beautiful bluish-white
star _Vega_.
Lastly, low down, between north and northeast, we find the Seated
Lady (_Cassiopeia_); and above, somewhat eastwardly, the inconspicuous
constellation _Cepheus, Cassiopeia's_ royal husband.