ROUND THE YEAR WITH THE STARS THE CHIEF BEAUTIES OF THE STARRY HEAVENS AS SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE BY GARRETT P. SERVISS AUTHOR OF “ASTRONOMY WITH THE NAKED EYE” “CURIOSITIES OF THE SKY” ETC. WITH MAPS SHOWING THE ASPECT OF THE SKY IN EACH OF THE FOUR SEASONS AND CHARTS REVEALING THE OUTLINES OF THE CONSTELLATIONS AND THE DESIGNATIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL STARS [Illustration] NEW YORK AND LONDON HARPER _&_ BROTHERS PUBLISHERS MCMX Copyright, 1910, by HARPER & BROTHERS Published September, 1910. _Printed in the United States of America_ CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE PREFACE 7 INTRODUCTION 9 I. THE EVENING SKY AT THE VERNAL EQUINOX 21 II. THE EVENING SKY AT THE SUMMER SOLSTICE 50 III. THE EVENING SKY AT THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX 71 IV. THE EVENING SKY AT THE WINTER SOLSTICE 93 V. THE PLANETS 118 APPENDIX 129 PRONUNCIATION OF STAR AND CONSTELLATION NAMES 141 INDEX 143 LIST OF CHARTS PAGE CHART I. THE VERNAL EVENING SKY 23 CHART II. THE SUMMER EVENING SKY 51 CHART III. THE AUTUMN EVENING SKY 73 CHART IV. THE WINTER EVENING SKY 95 CHART V. THE FIRST SIX HOURS FROM THE VERNAL EQUINOX 134 CHART VI. FROM VI H. TO XII H. FROM THE VERNAL EQUINOX 135 CHART VII. FROM XII H. TO XVIII H. FROM THE VERNAL EQUINOX 136 CHART VIII. FROM XVIII H. TO XXIV H. FROM THE VERNAL EQUINOX 137 CHART IX. POLAR CONSTELLATIONS FROM VI H. TO XVIII H. 138 CHART X. POLAR CONSTELLATIONS FROM XVIII H. TO VI H. 139 PREFACE This book represents an attempt to cultivate the love of the stars, and to offer a guiding hand to all those who are willing to believe that some of the most exquisite joys of life are to be found, like scattered and unregarded gems, waiting to be picked up by any chance wayfarer who, without special knowledge, or optical aids, or mathematical attainments, or any of the paraphernalia or advantages of the professional astronomer, will simply turn his eyes to the sky and open his mind to its plain teachings and its supernal inspirations.