a. It culminates Dec.
2d.
RUKBAT, [a] _Sagittarii_, "the archer's knee."
Situated in the left fore foot of the Archer. It culminates
Aug. 24th.
SABIK, [[^e]] _Ophiuchi_.
A pale yellow star in the left leg of the Serpent Bearer. It
culminates Aug. 21st.
SADACHBIA (s[=a]d-ak-b[=e]'-y[:a]), [g] _Aquarii_, "the luck
star of hidden things."
Greenish in color and situated in the water jar of Aquarius.
It culminates Oct. 16th.
SAD AL BARI, [l] and [m] _Pegasi_, "the good luck of the
excelling one."
Situated close to the fore legs of Pegasus.
SADAL MELIK (s[:a]d-al-mel'-ik), or RUCBAH, [a] _Aquarii_, "the
lucky star of the king."
A red star situated in the right shoulder of Aquarius. It
culminates Oct. 9th.
SADALSUND, or SADALSUUD (s[:a]d-al-s[:o]-[:o]d), [b] _Aquarii_, "the
luckiest of the lucky."
Pale yellow in color. Situated in the left shoulder of
Aquarius. It culminates Sept. 29th.
SADATONI (sad-a-t[=o]'-ni), [z] _Aurigae_.
One of the three stars known as "the kids." Orange color.
SADR (sadr), or SADIR (s[=a]'-d[=e]r), [g] _Cygni_, "the
hen's breast."
This star is approaching the earth at the rate of four miles
per second. It culminates Sept. 11th.
SAIPH (s[=a]-if'), [k] _Orionis_, "the sword of the giant."
Situated in Orion's right knee. It culminates Jan. 27th.
SARGAS, [th] _Scorpii_.
A red star situated in the tail of the Scorpion. It
culminates July 27th.
SCHEAT (she'-at), or Menkib, [b] _Pegasi_, "the upper part of
the arm."
Situated in the left fore-leg of Pegasus. It is deep yellow
in color, and is receding from the earth at the rate of four
miles per second. It culminates Oct. 25th.
SCHEMALI, see Deneb al schemali, [i] _Ceti_.
SEGINUS (se-j[=i]'nus), [g] _Bo[:o]tis_, from Ceginus of the
constellation, possibly.
Situated in the left shoulder of Bo[:o]tes. It culminates June
13th.
SHAULA (sh[^a]'-l[:a]), [l] _Scorpii_, "the sting."
In the tip of the Scorpion's tail.
SHEDAR, SCHEDIR, or SHEDIR, [a] _Cassiopeiae_, "the breast,"
or from El Seder, "the sedar tree," a name given to this
constellation by Ulugh Beigh.
Pale rose in color. It culminates Nov. 18th.
SHELIAK, or SHELYAK (shel'-yak), "a tortoise," [b] _Lyrae_,
Arabian name for the constellation.
A very white sta
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