of
rising at
9 P.M. in the
East.

1. Sirius, the Dog-star Dec. 4
2. (Canopus, of the Ship)
3. (Alpha, of the Centaur)
4. Vega, of the Lyre April 1
5. Capella, of the Charioteer Aug. 21
6. Arcturus, of the Herdsman Feb. 20
7. Rigel, of Orion Nov. 4
8. Procyon, the Little Dog-star Nov. 27
9. (Achernar, of Eridanus)
10. (Beta, of the Centaur)
11. Altair, of the Eagle May 26
12. Betelgeux, of Orion's right shoulder Oct. 30
13. (Alpha, of the Southern Cross)
14. Aldebaran, of the Bull's right eye Oct. 2
15. Pollux, of the Twins Nov. 4
16. Spica, of the Virgin Mar. 1
17. Antares, of the Scorpion May 9
18. Fomalhaut, of the Southern Fish Aug. 27
19. Deneb, of the Swan Apr. 22
20. Regulus, of the Lion Jan. 1

Orion

Then there is another set of stars representing a man wearing a sword
and a belt, named "Orion." It is easily recognized by the three stars in
line, which are the belt, and three smaller stars in another line, close
by, which are the sword. Then two stars to right and left below the
sword are his feet, while two more above the belt are his shoulders, and
a group of three small stars between them make his head.

Now the great point about Orion is that by him you can always tell which
way the North or Pole Star lies, and which way the South, as you can see
him whether you are in the South or the North part of the world. The
Great Bear can be seen only when you are in the North, and the Southern
Cross when you are in the South.

[Illustration]

If you draw a line by holding up your staff against the sky, from the
center star of Orion's belt through the center of his head, and carry
that line on through two big stars till it comes to a third, that third
one is the North or Pole Star.

Then if you draw a line the other way, beginning again with the center
star of the belt, and passing through the center star of the sword, your
line goes through another group of stars shaped like the letter L. And
if you go about as far again past L, you come to the South Pole, which
unf