Due south is the Crane (_Grus_); above it the Southern Fish, with the bright star Fomalhaut. Above that the Sea Goat (_Capricornus_), and on the left of this the Water Bearer (_Aquarius_); one can recognize his water pitcher, marked by the stars b, g, and a. Toward the west, high up, is the Winged Horse (_Pegasus_); he is upside down just now. Below lies the Whale (_Cetus_), or rather the Sea Monster. I have my own notion about Cetus, regarding him as an icthyosaurus: but that is neither here nor there. The star o of this constellation is called Mira; it is a wonderful variable star. The Fishes (_Pisces_) may be seen between the Whale and Pegasus. Few constellations have suffered more than Pisces by the breaking up of star groups. The Fishes themselves are now lost in Andromeda and Pegasus. Note how on the left of Pisces the Ram (_Aries_) "bears aloft" Andromeda, the Chained Lady (whose head lies at a), as Milton set Aries doing long since. The Triangles serve only as a saddle. Between Andromeda and her father, Cepheus, we find her mother, Cassiopeia, or rather Cassiopeia's Chair. (Of course b, a, and g mark the chair's back.) Perseus, the Rescuer, lies below; b is the famous variable _Algol_. Below him lies the Bull (_Taurus_), with the Pleiades and the bright Aldebaran. Low down to the left of the Bull, we find the Charioteer (_Auriga_), with the bright Capella. And lastly, anyone who likes may admire the Camelopard (_Camelopardalis_), between the Great Bear, Cepheus, and the Charioteer. [Illustration: MAP X. NIGHT SKY.--SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. At 11 o'clock: Sept. 7. | |At 9 o'clock: Oct. 7. At 10-1/2 o'clock: Sept. 14.|At 9-1/2 o'clock:|At 8-1/2 o'clock: Oct. 15. At 10 o'clock: Sept. 21. | Sept. 30. |At 8 o'clock: Oct. 22. 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.] [Illustration: MAP XI. NIGHT SKY.--OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. At 11 o'clock: Oct. 7. | |At 9 o'clock: Nov. 7. At 10-1/2 o'clock: Oct. 15.|At 9-1/2 o'clock:|At 8-1/2 o'clock: Nov. 14. At 10 o'clock: Oct. 22. | Oct. 30. |At 8 o'clock: Nov. 22. 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.--OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.