Chapter 3

Toward the southwest (by west) we see the Water Bearer (_Aquarius_), with his pitcher (b, g, a), close by which is the head of the Winged Horse (_Pegasus_). In the south, low down, is the absurd Phoenix; above, the Sea Monster, or Whale (_Cetus_); above him, the Fishes (_Pisces_); above them, the Ram (_Aries_); while nearly overhead lies the Triangle, in reality the Triangles (_Triangula_).

The River (_Eridanus_) occupies the southeasterly sky. The Dove and Great Dog (_Columba_ and _Canis Major_) are rising in the southeast. The glorious _Orion_ has now come well into view, though not yet so upright as we could wish a knightly hunter to be. He treads on the Hare (_Lepus_), and faces the Bull (_Taurus_) above.

Due east we find the Crab (_Cancer_), and Little Dog (_Canis Minor_) low down; the Twins (_Gemini_) higher; above them the Charioteer (_Auriga_), with the bright _Capella_, and _Perseus_ the Rescuer nearing the point overhead. In the mid-space between _Perseus, Auriga_, and the two Bears, we find the ridiculous constellation _Camelopardus_, or the Giraffe.

End of Project Gutenberg's Half-Hours with the Stars, by Richard A. Proctor