also called d of Pegasus.

Much attention need not be directed to the Phoenix, low in the
southern horizon. The River _Eridanus_ is coming well into view;
and the great Sea Monster (_Cetus_) now shows finely, his head at
a and g, his paddles at z and t. The Fishes (_Pisces_) are above;
the Ram (_Aries_) above them and eastward, lying toward the southeast;
then the Triangle (_Triangula_, or the Triangles, according to modern
maps), and the Chained Lady (_Andromeda_) too nearly overhead to be
very pleasantly observed. The great nebula in which the new star
recently appeared is near the point overhead.

The grand giant Orion is rising in the east; above him the Bull
(_Taurus_) with the Pleiades. Low down in the northeast the Twins
(_Gemini_) are rising; above is the Charioteer (_Auriga_), and
above him the Rescuing Knight (_Perseus_), "of fair-haired Danae
born." The Camelopard is hardly worth noticing, except as marking
a barren region of the heavens.

NIGHT SKY.--NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

The Great Bear (_Ursa Major_) is beginning to rise above the northeast
(by north) horizon. The end of the Dipper's handle is hidden. A line
from the Pole Star (toward which the Pointers direct the observer)
to the Guardians of the pole (b and g of the Little Bear, _Ursa
Minor_), is now in the position of the minute hand of a clock 27
minutes before an hour. The stars of the Dragon wind round below
the Little Bear toward the west, the head of the Dragon with the
gleaming eyes ("oblique retorted that askant cast gleaming fire")
being low down, a little north of northwest. Above is King Cepheus,
and above him his queen, the Seated Lady (_Cassiopeia_); their
daughter, the Chained Lady (_Andromeda_) being nearly overhead.

Low down in the northwest we see the Lyre (_Lyra_), with the bright
Vega; and close by toward the west the Swan (_Cygnus_), or Northern
Cross. The Eagle is setting in the west, and the Little Dolphin
nears the western horizon.

Toward the southwest (by west) we see the Water Bearer (_Aquarius_),
with his pitcher (b, g, a), close by which is the head of the Winged
Horse (_Pegasus_). In the south, low down, is the absurd Phoenix;
above, the Sea Monster, or Whale (_Cetus_); above him, the Fishes
(_Pisces_); above them, the Ram (_Aries_); while nearly overhead
lies the Triangle, in reality the Triangles (_Triangula_).

The River (_Eridanus_) occupies the southeasterly sky. The Dove and
Great Dog (_Columba_ and _Ca