Names of Star PeopleHow to PronounceWhere to Look in the BookWhere to Look on the MapsWhen You Can See Them in the Sky
Andromeda(an-drom´-e-dä)Page[70]Number[25]Sept.toFeb.
Aquarius(a-kwā´-ri-us)[50][19]Aug.Dec.
Aquila(ak´-wi-lä)[48][17]JuneNov.
Aries(a´-ri-ēz)[75][28]Sept.Feb.
Auriga(â-ri´-ga)[105][32]Oct.June
Boötes(bō-ō´-tez)[16][2]AprilOct.
Cancer(kan´-ser)[73][27]Jan.June
Canes Venatici(kā´-nez ve-nat´-i-cī)[17][2]Feb.Sept.
Canis Major(kā´-nis mā´-jor)[62][22]Jan.April
Canis Minor(kā´-nis mī´-nor)[72][26]Dec.May
Capricornus(kap-ri-kôr´-nus)[49][18]Aug.Nov.
Cassiopeia(kas-i-ō-pē´-ya)[35][12]Jan.Dec.
Cerberus(seer´-ber-us)[38][14]AprilNov.
Corona Borealis(kō-rō´-nä bō-rē-a´-lis)[33][11]AprilOct.
Cygnus(sig´-nus)[21][4]JuneJan.
Delphinus(del-fi´-nus)[44][16]JuneDec.
Draco(drā´-ko)[23][5]Jan.Dec.
Gemini(jem´-i-ni)[59][21]Dec.June
Hercules(her´-kū-lēz)[38][14]AprilNov.
Leo(le´-o)[20][3]Feb.July
Leo Minor(le´-o mī-nor)[20][3]Jan.July
Lepus(lē´-pus)[64] Dec.March
Libra(lī´-bra)[36][13]MayAug.
Lyra(lī´-ra)[25][6]AprilDec.
Ophiuchus(of-i-ū´-kus)[42][15]MayOct.
Orion(ō-rī´-on)[56][20]Nov.April
Pegasus(peg´-a-sus)[67][23]Aug.Jan.
Perseus(per´-sūs)[102][30]Sept.May
Pisces(pis´-ēz)[76][29]Sept.Feb.
Sagitta(sa-jit´-a)[26][16]JuneDec.
Sagittarius(saj-i-tā´-ri-us)[27][7]JulySept.
Scorpio(skór´-pi-ō)[29][9]JuneSept.
Serpens(ser´-pens)[42][15]MayOct.
Taurus(tâ´-rus)[58][20]Nov.April
Triangulum(trī-an´-gū-lum)[75][31]Sept.Feb.
Ursa Major(er´-sa mā´-jor)[7][1]Jan.Dec.
Ursa Minor(er´-sa mī´-nor)[10][1]Jan.Dec.
Virgo(ver´-gō)[33][10]AprilAug.

Star People on Maps but not Talked About by “The Society”

([a]) Hydra (hī´-dra)([c]) Corvus (kôr´-vus)([e]) Cetus (sē´-tus)
([b]) Crater (krā´-ter)([d]) Cepheus (sēf´-ūs)([f]) Eridanus (ē-rid´-a-nus)

THE STAR PEOPLE

FIRST EVENING

IN WHICH THE SOCIETY OF STAR-GAZERS IS FORMED AND DISCOVERS TWO BEARS—ONE WITH A STRETCHED TAIL

Uncle Henry sat on the porch of “Seven Oaks” Cottage, watching the new moon sink into the woods across Sand Lake.

The ripples of the motor-boat that had carried “Sister” and “The Children’s Father” away from the dock had gone from the glassy water. Over across the lake, at Pentecost station, they would catch the ten o’clock train, to be gone a week.