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CONSTELLATIONS VISIBLE IN THE LATITUDE OF
LONDON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.*

JAN. 20, 10 P.M. (Feb. 19, 8 P.M.; Dec. 21, midnight).

N-S.

Draco, polaris, *Auriga, Orion, Canis Major. E-W. Leo, Lynx, * Perseus, Pisces.

NE-SW. Boötes, Ursa Major, * Taurus, Eridanus.
SE-NW. Hydra, Gemini, * Cassiopea, Cygnus.

FEB. 19, 10 P.M. (March 21, 8 P.M.; Jan. 20, midnight).
N-S.

Cygnus, Draco, polaris, *Lynx, Gemini, Canis

Minor.

E--W. Virgo, Coma Berenicis, Ursa Major, * Auriga, Argo, Taurus, Aries.

NE-SW. Corona Borealis, Ursa Major, * Orion, Eridanus.

SE-NW. Leo, * Cassiopea, Andromeda.

MARCH 21, 10 P.M. (April 20, 8 P.M.; Feb. 19, midnight).

N-S.

Cepheus, polaris, *Ursa Major, Leo Minor,
Leo, Hydra.

E-W. Serpens, Boötes, * Taurus.

NE-SW. Hercules, Draco, * Cancer, Canis Minor, Canis Major.

SE-NW. Virgo, Leo, * Camelopardalis, Perseus.

APRIL 20, 10 P.M. (May 21, 8 P.M.; March 21, midnight).
N-S.

Cassiopea, Cepheus, polaris, *Ursa Major,
Coma Berenicis, Virgo, Corvus.

* The asterisk placed in the line denotes that the zenith separates the two constellations between which the asterisk is placed. When the asterisk is prefixed to any constellation, the constellation itself occupies the zenith.

E-W. Ophiuchus, Hercules, Corona Borealis, Boötes * Gemini.

NE-SW. Cygnus, Draco, * Leo, a Hydra.
SE-NW. Libra, Boötes, * Auriga, Perseus.

MAY 21, 10 P.M. (June 21, 8 P.M.; April 20, midnight).

N-S.

Cassiopea, polaris, *n Ursa Majoris, Arcturus (in Boötes).

E-W. Aquila, Lyra, Hercules, * Ursa Major, Leo Minor, Cancer.

NE-SW. Cygnus, Draco, * Canes Venatici, Çoma Berenicis, ẞ Leonis.

SE-NW. Ophiucus, Serpens, Bootes, Ursa Major, Lynx, Auriga.

JUNE 21, 10 P.M. (July 22, 8 P.M.; May 21, midnight).

N-S.

E-W.

Perseus, Camelopardalis, polaris, * Draco,
Hercules, Corona Borealis, Serpens, Scorpio.
Pegasi, Cygnus, Lyra, *n Ursa Majoris,
Canes Venatici, Leo.

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NE-SW. a Andromeda, Cepheus, * Boötes, Virgo.
SE-NW. Sagittarius, Aquila, Hercules,* Ursa Major,

Gemini.

JULY 22, 10 P.M. (Aug. 23, 8 p.M.; June 21,

N--S.

midnight).

Auriga, Camelopardalis, polaris, * Draco,
Hercules, Sagittarius.

E-W. Pegasus, Cygnus, * Boötes, Virgo.

NE-SW. Andromeda, Cassiopea, Cepheus, * Hercules, Serpens, Libra.

SE-NW. Capricornus, Aquila, Lyra, * Ursa Major, Leo Minor.

AUG. 23, 10 P.M. (Sept. 23, 8 P.M.; July 22, midnight). Lynx, polaris, Draco, * Cygnus, Vulpecula, Aquila, Capricornus.

N-S.

E-W. Pisces, a Andromedæ, * Draco, Hercules, Corona Borealis, Boötes.

NE-SW. Perseus, Cassiopea, Cepheus, * Lyra, Ophiuchus.

SE-NW. Aquarius, Pegasus, * Draco, Ursa Major.

SEPT. 23, 10 P.M. (Oct. 23, 8 P.M. ; Aug. 23, midnight). Ursa Major, polaris, * Lacerta, Pegasus Aquarius, Piscis Australis.

N-S.

E-W. Aries, Andromeda, * Cygnus, Lyra, Hercules. NE-SW. Auriga, Cassiopea, * Cygnus, Aquila.

SE-NW. Cetus, Pisces, a Andromedæ, * Draco, Boötes.

OCT. 23, 10 P.M. (Nov. 22, 8 P.M.; Sept. 23, midnight). N-S. Ursa Major, polaris, * Cassiopea, Andromeda, y Pegasi, Pisces, Cetus.

E-W. Orion, Taurus, Perseus, * Cygnus, Aquila. NE-SW. Lynx, Camelopardalis, * Pegasus, Capri

cornus.

SE-NW. Eridanus, Cetus, Aries, Andromeda, * Cepheus, ẞ Draconis, Hercules.

Nov. 22, 10 P.M. (Dec. 21, 8 P.M.; Oct. 23, midnight).
N-S.
n Ursa Majoris, Draco, polaris, * Perseus,
Triangula, Aries, Cetus.

E-W.

Canis Minor, Gemini, Auriga, * Lacerta, Delphinus, Aquila.

NE-SW. Leo Minor, Camelopardalis, * Andromeda, B Pegasi, Aquarius.

SE-NW. Lepus, Orion, Taurus, * Cassiopea, Cepheus,

Lyra.

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NE-SW. Ursa Major, * Aries, Cetus.
SE-NW. Canis Major, Orion, Taurus,
Cepheus, Cygnus.

Cassiopea,

DEC. 21, 10 P.M. (Jan. 20, 8 P.M.; Nov. 22, midnight). Hercules, Draco, polaris, *Perseus, Taurus, Eridanus.

N-S.

E-W.

Leo, Gemini, Auriga, * Andromeda, Pegasus.

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Fig. 28.-Equatorial Constellations, visible in the south on Jan. 20, at 10 P.M.

some of the constellations in the equatorial zone visible on Jan. 20th to the south.

The central constellation is Orion, one of the most marked in the heavens; when all the bright stars in this

353. In Fig. 26 some of the circumpolar constellations have already been represented. In Fig. 28 are given

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