There is nothing of particular interest to be noted in this asterism. It does not appear on modern star charts and is considered obsolete.
So great is the distance that separates us from the stars that as for the great majority had they been blotted out of existence before the Christian era, we of to-day should still receive their light and seem to see them just as we do. When we scan the nocturnal skies we study ancient history. We do not see the stars as they are but as they were centuries on centuries ago.
METEORIC SHOWERS.
OCTOBER TO JANUARY.
| Name of Shower | Date | Radiant Point | Characteristics | Other Dates of Observation | Location |
| Ursids | Oct. 4 | Between Great Bear's head and Polaris | Sw. Sk. | Aug. 20-24 | N. |
| Epsilon Arietids Rich shower 1877 | Oct. 14 | East of Hamal, near Musca | M. Sw. | Oct. 11-24, Oct. 30- Nov. 4 | E. |
| Orionids Fine shower | Oct. 18 | Near Alhena in Gemini | After 11 p.m. Sw. Sk. | Oct. 16-22 | E. |
| Delta Geminids | Oct. 29 | Near Castor and Pollux | After 10 p.m. v. Sw. Sk. | Nov. 7, Dec. 4, Oct. 16-22 | N.E. |
| (e) Taurids. Rich shower in 1886 | Nov. 2 | About 13° S.E. of Aldebaran | Sl. B.T. | Nov. 2-3 | E. |
| Leonids Brilliant shower | Nov. 13 | Near (γ) Leonis In the Sickle | After midnight. v. Sw. Sk. | Nov. 12-14 | N.E. |
| Leo Minorids | Nov. 16 | Near (μ) Ursæ Maj., the Great Bear's hind feet | After 10 p.m. v. Sw. Sk. | Sept. 15, Oct. 16 | N. |
| Andromedids. The Bielids. Fine display | Nov. 27 | Near (γ) Andromedæ | Sl. T. | Nov. 17-23 Nov. 21-28 | Overhead |
| Taurids | Nov. 30 | Between Capella and (α) Persei | V. Sw. | Aug. 16 Sept. 15, Nov. 20 | Overhead |
| Zeta Taurids. Active shower in 1876 | Dec. 6 | Near the horns of the Bull | Sl. B. | E. | |
| Geminids. Fine shower | Dec. 10 | Near Castor | Sw. | Dec. 1-14 | E. |
| Kappa Draconids | Dec. 22 | Near Thuban (α) Draconis | Sw. Sk. | Nov. 14-23 Dec. 18-29 | |
| Fire Ball Dates | Nov. 29 Dec. 2, 19, 21 | ||||