Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-10-16

10 Importance. Returning 90 the
Dragon, We have no trouble In loc8i-
Tag its second magnitude star Thubaa
tthe former North or Pole starr. be.
tween KochAb Of the Little Dipper"
and Alloth OF the 'Grcrt Dlppcr." the
o,hsr stars Of the latter Constellation.
BY order ot slEe. being called Dlbhe.
htrak. Phccda. Mar. AlkAid. Talitha.
The LATHE D.pper" iS Etretched hori-
Ionially. with tho Pole Star at It's
eastern end. Above. ranged vertically.
the three hr8t lumlnaTIes ot ''cepheus."
10 iu right. the Ave stars OF Cassie
peia" tthH Seated Lady,. also vertical
~ grouped three and two. Further
70 the right. close 10 the eastern limit.
Tour stars OF ''Andrpmcda" (thc Chain
Cd Lady,. the others shining in the
Southern aspect Underneath. Hamal
and sheratan OF the constellation
Aries" t,he RAM. and below. close
10 the horizon. Places 1.-THE Fishes.
another zodiaeal astcrism divided into
tso separate groups. the Southern
and Northern Fish. connected by line
Of Htars called the Ribbon. none OF Its
luminarics Is above tho third magni-
tnde
To the left OF these two Zodiacal
cancellations. behold the beauties OF
Pcrseus" tihe champiouD, Mirfak and
Algol. and OF "Auriga" 1.-THE waggo-
neTl. Capclia aud Meukalinnn. They
are all clear and rcsplendcnt. although
elose to the horizon. Turning about
lace, We now begin
Looking spathw ri.
and our eyes meet. right above our
heads, the cross OF "Cygnus" tthe
swan, as perfect rs we may ever hope
70 see II: these ave stars are simply
glorious. told you already that one
the minor stars Of Cyglus is con-
tidered one OF the nearest to us. be-
ing not more than 62.iSI 5000 miles
sway Vega OF "Lyra" THE Lyre) is
also shining It's best almost at our
zenith; next to IL, Hercules" tthe
hneeler). large constellation. RACES
lne western limit. "ophiuchuy" 1.-THE
serpent Bearerl and It's inseparable
ssrpens' (the SerpantD. are some
what mixed up in that region of the
skies, the large square Of the former
headed by Ras Alhague and Cabalrai;
lhally, In the corner. close TO the hori-
Hon, emerge three stars from "Scor-
p'o 1.-THE Scorpion). zodiacal aster-
ism. To the left OF e. find the three
horizontal bars of "sagittarius" tthe
Archer). also a member OF the Zodiacal
maternity, only incompletely visible
IN the Northern hemisphere. Above,
70 the left, behold the irregular tri-
sagie of"Aquila" 1.-THE Eagle) the great
aitalr respondent on its upper side.
Ihis constellation is combined with
smother, "Antinous," with no stars
ABOVE the third magnitude. Altar
SHOWS us the way to the fine square OF
Pegasus" (the Winged or Flying
horse). one OF the easiest eonstella-
uons to discover almost at random
wnen gazing at the skies. Below Al
senib OF the asterism just mentioned,
anines the zodiacal constellation
Aquarius" tthe Water Bearer. sa-
aalmelik, Sadalsund and Skat. Its most
brilliant luminaries. all third magni-
suoe stars. Finally the triangle OF the
aooiacal constellation "Capricornus
t.he sea-Goat). with It's two principal
stars In an open angle at the right
closes our study of the heavens for
september. Except. that ! have 70
state
Where and when the Pisnese Arc TO
B~ Found,
Mercury" too close TO the SUM-