Stars of the first magnitude are eight-pointed; second magnitude, six-pointed; third magnitude, five-pointed; fourth magnitude (a few), four-pointed; fifth magnitude (very few), three-pointed. For star names refer to page 4.] NIGHT SKY.--APRIL AND MAY. The Great Bear (_Ursa Major_) is now at its highest and nearly overhead, the pointers aiming downward from high up, slightly west of due north. A line from the Pole Star, (a of the Little Bear, _Ursa Minor_) to the Guardians of the Pole, (b and g) is now in the position of the minute hand of a clock 8 minutes after an hour. Below the Little Bear we find _Cepheus_ low down to the east of north, and _Cassiopeia_ low down to the west of north. _Perseus_, the Rescuer, is setting in the northwest; the Camelopard is above, trying to get on his feet. The Charioteer (_Auriga_), with the bright _Capella_, is nearing the northwestern horizon, followed by the Twins (_Gemini_), in the west. Further west and higher we find the Crab (_Cancer_), below which is the Little Dog (_Canis Minor_). The southwestern sky is very barren of bright stars. _Alfard_, the heart of the Sea Serpent, _Hydra_, shines here alone in a great blank space. Above the Sea Serpent's head we see the Sickle in the Lion, _Leo_ himself stretching his tail to due south, very high up. _Coma Berenices_ is close by, and the Hunting Dogs (_Canes Venatici_) between _Coma_ and the Great Bear. In the south, lower down, we find the Crow (_Corvus_), and the Cup (_Crater_), on the Serpent's back; the Virgin (_Virgo_), extending in the mid-heavens from southeast to south, between the Lion's tail and the Crow. In the same direction, but low down, we find the head and body of the Centaur (_Centaurus_), supposed to have typified the patriarchal Noah. In the southeast the Scorpion's heart has just risen, and between the head of _Scorpio_ and the Virgin's robes we see the stars of the Scales (_Libra_). Due east, low down, is the Serpent-Holder (_Ophiuchus_), on his back--it is the customary attitude of heavenly bodies when rising. The Serpent (_Serpens_) held by him is seen curving upward toward the Crown (_Corona Borealis_). The Serpent's head is due west, and above it we see the bright Arcturus, chief brilliant of the Herdsman (_Booetes_). In the northeast is _Hercules_, his head close to the head of the Serpent-Holder. Beneath his feet is the Lyre (_Lyra_) with the brilliant _Vega_; and the Swan (_Cygnus_) has already half risen above the northeastern horizon. Lastly, the Dragon (_Draco_) curves from between the Pointers and the Pole, round the Guardians toward _Cepheus_, and then retorts its head, with gleaming eyes (b and g), toward the heel of _Hercules_. NIGHT SKY.--MAY AND JUNE.