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bula" of Lord Rose. Both consteI-
scope.
If we now turn to the western sky
we can trace out a bright arc of first
and second magnitude stars beginning
with Capella, the yellowish star in
the northwest in the constellation
Auriga. We can distinguish Capella
also by the group of three stars about
five degrees to the southwest known
as the kids. Following this arc
from Capella southwark we come first
to Beta Auriga, then in order, Castor
and Pollux in Gernini and finally Pro-
cyon in CAMS Minor; continuing it
little further would meet Sirius,
which is now just below the horizon.
In Genini we will find Saturn low in,
the west. Venus also passes into
Genaini this month. and the two
planets are in conjunction on May "a
at 8 a. m. They will be seen nearly
in conjunction on(the evening Of May
23S Venus three and half degrees
north of Saturn. The greatest bril-
Hancy of Venus occurs May n Mars
is also in the western sky and is NOV
ing eastward into Leo.lt7 Neptune ois
to be~found in cancer, Just west of
Leo, as a star of the eighth magni-
tude.T Jupiter can be seen in Pisces
in the early morning.
In the east we now see the largest
constellation of Hercules. It lies just
north of Ophluchus and Serpens, two
other consultations that now appear
Hercules contains nj star OF the nrst
or second magnitude but many of the
third. 1t contains one of the finest
star clusters in the heavens, seen on a.
clear dark night as ap atch of white
light. The telescope disso1ves it into
a. magnificent cluster of over 5000
stars Just north of Virgo and east of
Tain is he lar fa1 Ia
of Bootes, whose principal star is the
.ruddy Arcturus- Almost overhead
now is that conspicuous equilateraIN
triangle formed by the three bright
stars Denebola in Leo, iSpica in Virgo
and Arct1rus in Bootes. Once located
in the heavens it will never be forgot
ten and when we see it high in the
heavens in the evening We know that
spring is with us once more. Between
Hercules and Bootes is the Northern
Cross, a beautiful little semi-circle OF
six small stars, recognized at once
It's brightest STAR AIphacca, is of the
second ma gnitude. It was in this con-
stelIation that the ''blaze STAR of 1856
appeared. n the northeast IS the
small constellation of Lyra, identified
at once by the brilliant blue-white star
Vega, which is attended by two fourth
magnitude stars which form an equi-
lateral triangle with Vega with sides
two degrees long, The northernmost
of the two stars which forms this lit
tie triangle is a good test of a. sharp
eve, which will unaided separate. it
into two stars. 1t is shown by the
telescope to be~a quadrupIe star. as
each of the two cornponents are double
stars. A low power glass will show
that Beta Lyra,. eight degrees South
east of Vega, is also q multiple star
with three small companions. Directly
east of Vega is the constellation Cvg-
nus, now coming into view low in Ihe
northeast. 1t is kown as. the Northern
Cross, and it's brightest star at the top
of the cross is called Denel At the
bottom of the cross is Albireo. one Of
the finest double stars of CONTRASTING
coIors, orange and blue, +--- -
CoronaN Borealis, Hercules. Lyra and.
Cygnus are all in a line across the
heavens and Arcturus, in Botes. Al
phacca, the brightest star in Coronai
Vega in Lyra and DeneI in Cygnus arr
on diagonal line directed toward thN
northeast.