TABLE SHOWING THE STARS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND MAGNITUDE RISING IN THE EASTERN SKY AT NINE O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE DATES SPECIFIED. -------------+-----------------+--------------------------- DATE | NAME OF STAR | CONSTELLATION -------------+-----------------+--------------------------- January 1 |Regulus, 1st. |Leo. " 8 |Alphard, 2d. |Hydra. " 11 |Cor Caroli. |Canes Venatici. February 20 |Arcturus, 1st. |Boötes. March 1 |Spica, 1st. |Virgo. " 5 |Gemma, 2d. |Corona Borealis. April 1 |Vega, 1st. |Lyra. " 20 |Ras Alhague, 2d. |Ophiuchus. " 22 |Deneb, 2d. |Cygnus. May 9 |Antares, 1st. |Scorpius. " 26 |Altair, 1st. |Aquila. June 5 | |Delphinus. July 17 |Algenib, 2d. |Perseus. August 6 |Algol. |Perseus. " 21 |Capella, 1st. |Auriga. " " |Hamal, 2d. |Aries. " 27 |Fomalhaut, 1st. |Piscis Australis. September 13 | |The Pleiades in Taurus. October 2 |Aldebaran, 1st. |Taurus. " 26 |Bellatrix, 2d. |Orion. " 30 |Castor, 2d. |Gemini. " " |Betelgeuze, 1st. |Orion. November 4 |Pollux, 1st. |Gemini. " " |Rigel, 1st. |Orion. " 27 |Procyon, 1st. |Canis Minor. December 4 |Sirius, 1st. |Canis Major. " 8 |Phaet, 2d. |Columba. " 14 | |The Bee Hive in Cancer. " 16 | |The head of Hydra. ----------------------------------------------------------- INDEX NAME PAGE Andromeda, 73 Antinoüs, 39 Aquarius, 81 Aquila, 39 Argo Navis, 107 Aries, 85 Auriga, 11 Boötes, 55 Brandenburg Sceptre, The, 111 Bull of Poniatowskio, 45 Camelopardalis, 7 Cancer, 13 Canes Venatici, 59 Canis Major, 105 Canis Minor, 21 Capricornus, 83 Cassiopeia, 67 Cepheus, 69 Cerberus, 53 Cetus, 87 Columba, 103 Coma Berenices, 19 Corona Australis, 43 Corona Borealis, 51 Corvus, 23 Crater, 25 Cygnus, 37 Delphinus, 41 Draco, 33 Equüleus, 71 Eridanus, 111 Gemini, 9 Gloria Frederica, 73 Hercules, 53 Herschel's Telescope, 11 Hydra, 15 Leo, 17 Leo Minor, 95 Lepus, 101 Libra, 49 Lupus, 47 Lynx, 95 Lyra, 35 Monoceros, 109 Musca, 89 Ophiuchus, 45 Orion, 99 Pegasus, 71 Perseus, 75 Pisces, 77 Piscis Australis, 81 Sagitta, 37 Sagittarius, 43 Scorpius, 47 Serpens, 45 Sobieski's Shield, 39 Taurus, 97 Triangulum, 79 Ursa Major, 5 Ursa Minor, 7 Virgo, 57 Vulpecular and Anser, 41 Popular Books on Astronomy By William Tyler Olcott