TABLE III
THE TWENTY BRIGHTEST STARS IN THE HEAVENS
| Name | Magnitude | Color | On Meridian 9 P. M. | Passes through the Zenith in Latitude | Distance in Light-Years |
| Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris | -1.6 | White | February 12 | 17 S. | 8.8 |
| Canopus,[3] Alpha Argus | -0.9 | White | February 8 | 53 S. | ? |
| Alpha Centauri[3] | 0.1 | Yellow | June 15 | 61 S. | 4.3 |
| Vega, Alpha Lyræ | 0.1 | White | August 15 | 39 N. | 40 |
| Capella, Alpha Aurigæ | 0.2 | Yellow | January 20 | 46 N. | 38 |
| Arcturus, Alpha Boötis | 0.2 | Orange | June 10 | 20 N. | 21 |
| Rigel, Beta Orionis | 0.8 | Bluish-White | January 20 | 8 S. | ? |
| Procyon, Alpha Canis Minoris | 0.5 | White | February 26 | 5 N. | 12 |
| Achernar,[3] Alpha Eridani | 0.6 | Bluish-White | December 2 | 58 S. | 80 |
| Beta Centauri | 0.9 | Bluish-White | June 7 | 60 S. | 100 |
| Betelgeuze, Alpha Orionis | Var. 1.0-1.4 | Red | January 31 | 7 N. | 150-270? |
| Altair, Alpha Aquilæ | 0.9 | White | September 4 | 9 N. | 16 |
| Alpha Crucis[3] (Double Star) | 1.6-2.1 | Bluish-White | May 14 | 63 S. | 220 |
| Aldebaran, Alpha Tauri | 1.1 | Red | January 11 | 16 N. | 27 |
| Pollux, Beta Geminorum | 1.2 | Yellow | February 28 | 28 N. | 35 |
| Spica, Alpha Virginis | 1.2 | Bluish-White | May 29 | 11 S. | ? |
| Antares, Alpha Scorpii | 1.2 | Red | July 12 | 26 S. | 850 |
| Fomalhaut, Alpha Piscis Australis | 1.3 | White | October 24 | 30 S. | 25 |
| Deneb, Alpha Cygni | 1.3 | White | September 19 | 45 N. | ? |
| Regulus, Alpha Leonis | 1.3 | White | April 8 | 12 N. | 32 |
TABLE IV
A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL CONSTELLATIONS
1. VISIBLE IN 40° NORTH LATITUDE
| Name | Chief Star or Noted Object | On Meridian 9 P. M. | Passes Overhead in Latitude[4] (Degrees) | |
| Andromeda | Great Nebula | November | 35 N. | |
| Aquarius | October | 5 S. | ||
| Aquila | Altair | September | 0° | |
| Aries | December | 20 N. | ||
| Auriga | Capella | February | 40 N. | |
| Boötes | Arcturus | June | 30 N. | |
| Cancer | Praesepe | March | 20 N. | |
| Canes Venatici | Cor Caroli | June | 40 N. | |
| Canis Major | Sirius | March | 20 S. | |
| Canis Minor | Procyon | March | 10 N. | |
| Capricornus | October | 15 S. | ||
| Cassiopeia | November | 60 N. | ||
| Cepheus | November | 70 N. | ||
| Cetus | Mira | December | 5 S. | |
| Columba | February | 35 S. | ||
| Coma Berenices | May | 25 N. | ||
| Corona Borealis | Alphecca | July | 30 N. | |
| Corvus | May | 20 S. | ||
| Crater | May | 15 S. | ||
| Cygnus. | Deneb | September | 40 N. | |
| Delphinus | Most distant globular cluster | September | 15 N. | |
| Draco | Alpha | August | 65 N. | |
| Eridanus | Achernar | January | 10° N. to 60° S. | |
| Gemini | Pollux | March | 25 N. | |
| Hercules | Great Cluster | July | 30 N. | |
| Hydra | April | 20 S. | ||
| Leo | Regulus | April | 15 N. | |
| Lepus | February | 20 S. | ||
| Libra | June | 15 S. | ||
| Lynx | April | 45 N. | ||
| Lyra | Vega | August | 40 N. | |
| Ophiuchus | July | 10 S. | ||
| Orion | Great Nebula | February | 0° | |
| Piscis Australis | Fomalhaut | October | 30 S. | |
| Pegasus | November | 20 N. | ||
| Perseus | Algol | January | 50 N. | |
| Pisces | December | 5 N. | ||
| Sagitta | September | 20 N. | ||
| Sagittarius | August | 30 S. | ||
| Scorpio | Antares | July | 30 S. | |
| Serpens | July | 20° N. to 15° S. | ||
| Taurus | Pleiades | January | 20 N. | |
| Triangulum | December | 35 N. | ||
| Ursa Major | Mizar | May | 65 N. | |
| Ursa Minor | Polaris | 85 N. | ||
| Virgo | Spica | June | 0° |