You are to wear it as an everlasting token of your beauty. When, after a long and happy life together, Ariadne died, Dionysus honored her by putting her crown among the stars. To locate the Northern Crown, find Arcturus and Vega, the two brightest stars in the northern hemisphere. Draw a straight line between them and you will find not only the mighty Hercules , but the splendid Corona Borealis. The size of each star indicates its relative magnitude .
Constellation names are light blue .
Messier object numbers are pink . Globular clusters are gold starbursts . Open clusters are dotted white circles. Planetary nebula are green diamonds . Bright nebula are magenta squares .