Situated in the tip of the Serpent's tail. Pale yellow in color. It culminates Aug. 18th. ANCHA, θ _Aquarii_, "the hip." Situated in the right hip of Aquarius. ANT-ĀR-ES, or AN-TA´-REZ, α _Scorpii_, "the rival of Mars." Situated in the heart of the Scorpion. Fiery red and emerald green in color. It culminates July 11th. ARC-TŪ-RUS, α _Boötis_, "the leg of the lance-bearer," or "the bear-keeper." Situated in the left knee of the Herdsman. Golden yellow in color. It culminates June 8th. ARIDED, _See_ DENEB. ARNEB (är´-neb), α _Leporis_, "the hare," the Arab name for the constellation. Situated in the heart of the Hare. Pale yellow in color. It culminates Jan. 24th. α _Leporis_ is sometimes called Arsh. ARKAB (är´-kab), β _Sagittarii_, "the tendon uniting the calf of the leg to the heel." Situated in the Archer's left fore leg. ASHFAR, μ and ε _Leonis_, "the eyebrows." Situated close to the Lion's right eye. μ orange in color, sometimes called Alshemali or Asmidiske. ASPIDISKI (as-pi-dis´ke), or ASMIDISKE, ι _Argus_, "in the gunwale." Situated in the shield which ornaments the vessel's stern. Pale yellow in color. The Century Dictionary gives "a little shield" as the meaning for this star name. ASCELLA, ζ _Sagittarii_, "the armpit." Situated near the Archer's left armpit. It culminates Aug. 19th. ASCELLUS, θ _Boötis_. It marks the finger tips of the Herdsman's upraised hand. ASCELLUS BOREALIS, ν _Cancri_, "northern ass." Straw color. ASCELLUS AUSTRALIS, δ _Cancri_, "the southern ass." Situated on the back of the Crab. Straw color. ATIK, ο _Persei_. Situated in the wing on the right foot of Perseus. AZELFAFAGE, π _Cygni_, "the horse's foot or track." AZHA, η _Eridani_, "the ostrich's nest." Pale yellow in color. BAHAM, θ _Pegasi_, "the young of domestic animals." Situated near the left eye of Pegasus. BAT´EN KAITOS, ζ _Ceti_, "the whale's belly." A topaz-yellow-colored star, which culminates Dec. 5th. BEID (bā´-id), ο _Eridani_, "the egg." A very white star. BEL´-LA-TRIX, γ _Orionis_, "the female warrior." The Amazon star. Situated in the left shoulder of Orion. Pale yellow in color. It is receding from the earth at the rate of six miles per second, and culminates Jan. 22d. The Century Dictionary gives the color as very white. BE-NET´-NASCH, η _Ursæ Majoris_, "the chief or governor of the mourners" (alluding to the fancied bier). Situated in the tip of the Great Bear's tail. Brilliant white in color. It is approaching the earth at the rate of sixteen miles per second, and culminates June 2d. This star is also called Alkaid, from al-kaid, "the Governor." BETELGEUZE (BET-EL-GERZ´), α _Orionis_, "the giant's shoulder," or "the armpit of the central one."