From December on into early spring, the Dog Star is the cynosure of every eye. Night after night, through the winter evenings, it flashes in the sky a little farther west; finally it gleams in the western sky at sunset, jewels the rim of the horizon, and disappears.
Orion and the "Dog Star."
THE WINTER BATTLE OF ORION, THE GIANT, AND TAURUS, THE BULL.
These beautiful constellations first make their appearance during October, although they may be viewed to better advantage during the winter-time, when they lie directly in the south.
CHAPTER IX
THE STORY OF ORION AND TAURUS, THE BULL
ORION, THE MIGHTY HUNTER