+---------------+--------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Kappa Cygnids |Aug. 17 | Near the | Sw. B.T. Sh. |Jan. 17, Aug. 4,| S.E. | | | | Dragon's head | |Aug. 21-25 | | +---------------+--------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ | | | Near Capella | After 9.30 | Sept. 22, | | |Alpha Aurigids |Aug. 21 | (α) Aurigæ | P.M. | Oct. 2 | N.E. | | | | | v. Sw. Sk. | | | +---------------+--------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ | Omicron | | Near the | | | | |Draconids. Rich|Aug. 22 | Dragon's head | Sl. T. | Aug. 21-25 | N | |shower in 1879 | | | | | | +---------------+--------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ | | |Between Capella | After 10 | Aug. 21, 25, | | | Epsilon |Sept. 7 | and the | P.M. | Sept. 6-8, 21, | N.E. | | Perseids | | Pleiades | v. Sw. Sk. | Nov. 29. | | +---------------+--------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Alpha Arietids |Sept. 21| Near Hamal | Sl. T. | Aug. 12, Oct. 7| E. | | | | (α) Arietis | | | | +---------------+--------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Gamma Pegasids |Sept. 22| Near and S.E. | Sl. | July 31, Aug. | E. | | | | of Great Sq. | | 25, etc. | | +---------------+--------+----------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ The Perseids are of a yellowish color, and move with medium velocity. Their line of flight is from northeast to southwest. They are probably visible for more than a month, from the latter half of July to the last week in August. The August meteors are known as the "Tears of St. Lawrence." The Abbreviations under _Characteristics_ are as follows: v.--very Sl.--Slow Sk.--Streak-leaving meteors. M.--Moderately B.--Bright T.--Train-leaving meteors. Sw.--Swift F.--Faint Sh.--Short meteors. THE CONSTELLATIONS OF AUTUMN. [Illustration: Map showing the principal stars visible from Lat. 40° N. at 9 o'clock, October first.] CASSIOPEIA (kas-i-ō-pē´-ya)--THE LADY IN THE CHAIR. (Face North.)