The first of July, when the centre of Draco is on the meridian north of the zenith, the exquisite circlet of stars called Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, is nearly overhead. A short distance north-east of it appears a double-quadrilateral figure, marking out the constellation Hercules, while directly south of the Crown a crooked line of stars trending eastward indicates the constellation Serpens, the Serpent. South-west of Serpens, two widely separated but nearly equal stars of the second magnitude distinguish the zodiacal constellation Libra, the Balance; while lower down toward the south-east appears the brilliant red star Antares, in the constellation Scorpio, likewise belonging to the zodiac. On the first of August the head of Draco is on the meridian near the zenith, and south of it is seen Hercules, toward the west, and the exceedingly brilliant star Vega, in the constellation Lyra, the Lyre, toward the east. Vega, or Alpha Lyræ, has few rivals for beauty. Its light has a decided bluish-white tone, which is greatly accentuated when it is viewed with a telescope. South of Hercules two or three rows of rather large, widely separated stars mark the constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent-Bearer. This extends across the equator. Below it, in a rich part of the Milky Way, is Scorpio, whose winding line, beginning with Antares west of the meridian, terminates a considerable distance east of the meridian in a pair of stars representing the uplifted sting of the imaginary monster. The first of September the Milky Way runs directly overhead, and in the midst of it shines the large and striking figure called the Northern Cross, in the constellation Cygnus, the Swan. The bright star at the head of the Cross is named Denib. Below the Cross and in the eastern edge of the Milky Way is the constellation Aquila, the Eagle, marked by a bright star, Altair, with a smaller one on each side and not far away. Low in the south, a little west of the meridian and partly immersed in the brightest portion of the Milky Way, is the zodiacal constellation Sagittarius, the Archer. It is distinguished by a group of stars several of which form the figure of the upturned bowl of a dipper, sometimes called the Milk Dipper. East of Cygnus and Aquila a diamond-shaped figure marks the small constellation Delphinus, the Dolphin. At the opening of October, when Denib is near the meridian, the sky directly in the south is not very brilliant. Low down, south of the equator, is seen the zodiacal constellation Capricornus, the Goat, with a noticeable pair of stars in the head of the imaginary animal.