ng of the 10th of
September, and at 3 o'clock A.M. on June 10th.

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[Illustration: Fig. 69.--Capella (45 deg. from the Pole) and Rigel
(100 deg.) are on the Meridian at 8 o'clock February 7th, 9 o'clock
January 22d, and at 10 o'clock January 7th.]

Fig. 69 extends east and south of our last map. It is the most
gorgeous section of our heavens. (See the Notes to the Frontispiece.)
Note the triangle, 26 deg. on a side, made by Betelguese, Sirius, and
Procyon. A line from Procyon to Pollux leads quite near to Polaris.
Orion is the mighty hunter. Under his feet is a hare, behind him
are two dogs, and before him is the rushing bull. The curve of
stars to the right of Bellatrix, g, represents his shield of the
Nemean lion's hide. The three stars of his belt make a measure
3 deg. long; the upper one, Mintaker, is less than 30' south of the
equinoctial. The ecliptic passes between Aldebaran and the Pleiades.
Sirius rises about 9 o'clock P.M. on the 1st of December, and about
4 o'clock A.M. on the 16th of August. Procyon rises about half an
hour earlier.

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[Illustration: Fig. 70--Regulus comes on the Meridian, 79 deg. south
from the Pole, at 10 o'clock March 23d, 9 o'clock April 8th, and
at 8 o'clock April 23d.]

Fig. 70 continues eastward. Note the sickle in the head and neck
of the Lion. The star b is Denebola, in his tail. Arcturus appears
by the word Bootes, at the edge of the map. These two stars make
a triangle with Spica, about 35 deg. on a side. The geometric head of
Hydra is easily discernible east of Procyon: The star g in the
Virgin is double, with a period of 145 years. z is just above the
equinoctial. There is a fine nebula two-thirds of the way from d to
ae, and a little above the line connecting the two. Coma Berenices
is a beautiful cluster of faint stars. Spica rises at 9 o'clock on
the 10th of February, at 5 o'clock A.M. on the 6th of November.

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[Illustration: Fig. 7l.--Arcturus comes to the Meridian, 70 deg. from
the Pole, at 10 o'clock May 25th, 9 o'clock June 9th, and at 8
o'clock June 25th.]

Fig. 71 represents the sky to the eastward and northward of the
last. A line drawn from Polaris and Benetnasch comes east of Arcturus
to the little triangle called his sons. Bootes drives the Great
Bear round the pole. Arcturus and Denebola make a triangle with
a, also called Cor Coroli, in the Hunting Dogs. This triangle, and
the one having the same base, with Spica for its apex