You have got a long way from us now, father. Please come back to the Virgin.
Well, then, you know the Southern Crown, at any rate. Sagittarius is right over it northward, while Antares of Scorpio is to the right a little.
The stars of Libra the Balance must be somewhere between Spica and Antares, I suppose.
The two stars together in the equator, just north of Scorpio, are in the old man Ophiuchus, who is south of Hercules. There is a serpent on each side of him.
What nice company!
Yes, with the club of Hercules shaking over his head, and Poniatowski’s Bull ready to toss his shoulder. But he has the shield of the Polish hero Sobieski behind him, which hangs, too, over the head of Sagittarius.
How shall I find Aquarius?
He has his foot on Fomalhaut, he leans back on Capricornus, and has Pisces, the Fishes, on the other side.
What is the great star north of Capricornus?
That is Altair, in Aquila the Eagle, whose wings are spread over the equator. Aquila is between Ophiuchus and Aquarius.