Half-Hours with the Stars / A Plain and Easy Guide to the Knowledge of the Constellations - Richard A. Proctor

Very high in the southeast we find the Twins (Gemini), with the twin stars, Castor and Pollux (α and β); and below them the Little Dog (Canis Minor). The Sea Serpent (Hydra) is rearing its tall neck above the eastern horizon (by south), as if aiming either for the Little Dog or for the Crab (Cancer), now high up in the east, with its pretty Beehive cluster showing well in clear weather. The Lion (Leo) is due east, the Sickle (marked by the stars α, η, γ, μ, and ε) being easily recognized.

Queen Berenice's Hair (Coma Berenices, not Berenicis, as often ignorantly given) is in the northeast. It used to mark the tip of the real Lion's tail, just as the stars of the Crab marked his head. The Hunting Dogs occupy the space between Berenice's Hair and the Great Bear.

MAP II. NIGHT SKY.—JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.

At 11 o'clock: Jan. 7.		At 9 o'clock: Feb. 6.
At 10½ o'clock: Jan. 14.	At 9½ o'clock: Jan. 29.	At 8½ o'clock: Feb. 14.
At 10 o'clock: Jan. 22.		At 8 o'clock: Feb. 21.

Stars of the first magnitude are eight-pointed; second magnitude, six-pointed; third magnitude, five-pointed; fourth magnitude (a few), four-pointed; fifth magnitude (very few), three-pointed. For star names refer to page 4.

MAP III. NIGHT SKY.—FEBRUARY AND MARCH.

At 11 o'clock: Feb. 6.		At 9 o'clock: Mar. 8.
At 10½ o'clock: Feb. 14.	At 9½ o'clock: Mar. 1.	At 8½ o'clock: Mar. 16.
At 10 o'clock: Feb. 21.		At 8 o'clock: Mar. 23.