(3) Point out and name 12 principal constellations.
(a) Twelve easy constellations are: (1) The Big Dipper; (2) The Little Dipper; (3) Cassiopeia; (4) Pegasus; (5) Orion; (6) Auriga and (7) Taurus, all of which are shown in [Chapters I] and [II]; (8) Gemini; (9) Leo; (10) Virgo; (11) The Scorpion, and (12) Sagittarius, which are constellations of the zodiac, and are shown in [Chapter XI].
(4) Find the North by means of other stars than the Pole Star (which is the North Star) in case that star is obscured by clouds.
(a) This can be done by finding the constellation of Cassiopeia, [see Chapter I]; and also by Pegasus; Auriga and Orion, as explained in [Chapter II].
(5) Have a general knowledge of the positions and movements of the Earth, Sun, Moon, and the Planets; and of tides, eclipses, meteors and comets.
(a) By reading the chapters on the Sun, Planets, Earth and Moon and
(b) Other things in the sky carefully, you will be able to pass the requirements named in No. 5.
(6) Plot on at least two nights per month for six months the positions of all naked eye planets visible between sundown and one hour thereafter. The plot of each planet shall contain at least three fixed stars with their names or designations; colors of planets and stars are to be recorded as observed.
(a) How to plot the position of a planet is fully explained in the chapter on Planets, but you should also read the one on The Stars of the Zodiac, and have a good star map (App. O).