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Venus, the only planet now visible in the evening, is will in the coming months. Then you !
see thern high in the south.
a brilliant object in the sky and will soon be joined by the Just above Orion is Tanrus. the bull; sich
Leonids, "shooting stars." Grilliant Aidebaran, and to the lert ot the
figure stands Auriga, the charioteer, with
first magnitucie Capella.
not in Pegasus at all, but in the neighboring Although only Venus is now visible
By JAMES STOKLEY group of Andromeda. This constellation the evening, two other planets appear in t
represents the Ethicpian n princess who, ac- southeast before sunrise. Brightest of th
THAT BRILLIANT objECt yOu see in cording to mythology, was chained to a rock is Jupiter, in the constellation of Virgo, tha
the southuestern sky these evenings as dark- to be devoured by a sea monster, represented virgin. It is close to the bright star Spe
ness falls is not an airplane, a ying saucer, by the constellation of Cetus, the whale, in However, it exceeds the star in brilliancd
or sorne bright light hung in the sky as part the south. Fortunateiy, she was rescued by about ten times.
of an experiment. the hero, Perseus, who is seen in the north. Farther east is Mars, rising about an hoth
What you see is the planet Venus, now east. ahead of the sun. Its brightness is about
reaching its greatest prominence, which Andromeda's mother, Cassiopeia, is seen half that of Spica. Mercury and Saturi
comes just before its disappearance from in the north, a group forming the letter M, are both too near the sun to be easily visib
the evening sky early in 1958. above Polaris, the pole star. Alongside her in November.
Venus is far brighier than any other star is her husband, the king, Cepheus.
or planet seen in the night sky and there Turning now toward the east, we can see Shower of "Stars" to Come
is no dificulty in identifying it. Indeed, it is no difficulty in indentifying it. Indeed, it what is generally considered to be the finest
can be observed long before the sky is dark. can be observed long before the sky is dark. constellation in the sky making its debut for constellation in the sky making its debut for Noverber is the month bringing one di Noverber is the month bringing one i
In fact, if you know where to look, you can the season. the season. the year's famous showers of metcors, er the year's famous showers of metcors, r
even see it in broad daylight! "shooting stars," which appear fromn ahout shooting stars," which h appear from about
After it passed behind the sun last April After it passed behind the sun last April Orion: Season's Finest the 13th to the 16th.
14. Venus has gradually been drawing to They are most numerous after midnigh.
the cast of that body. That meant that it the cast of that bodv. That meant that it This is Orion, the warrior, easily recog- because then we are on the forward side because then we are on the forward side r
frillowed the sun in its dailv motion across nized because of the three stars in a row the earth in its annual movement aroum.
the skv, and so remained visible in the west that form his belt. To the left is Betel. the sun. Thus, we meet them head-on the sun. Thus, we meet them headod
after the sun had set. On Nov. 18 it will geuse, to the right is Rigel, both of the first This is different from the evening hour This is different from the evening hou
be farrher east of the sun, hence remaining be farrher east of the sun, hence remaining magnitude, although being so low in the when we are on the rearward part, and s when we are on the rearward part, and
in the sky for the longest time after sunset, sky they do not appear as bright as they sky they do not appear as bright as they only those that catch up to us. only those that catch up to us.
nearly three hours. After that it will start
moving toward the sun again.
Because of its early settirg, Venus does ANDROMEDA
not appear on the accompanying maps of MOVEMBER LACERTA
the November evening skies, which show 1997 3.Schedir
their appearance about 10:00 p.m., your own X
kind of standard ume, at the first of Novem- CASSIOPETA
ber, 9:00 p.m. on the 15th and 8:00 p.m. on Deneb CERNEUS CAMELOPARDALIS
the 30th. CYGNUS AURIGA
Polaris
Bright Birds in the Sky LYP m URSA TAURUS
Yega MINOR
These maps do, however, show the stars URSA
that are now visible. AQUTLA HERCULES MAJOR GEMNI
Toward the west is Deneb, at the top of 26 DIDPER
the "northern cross," which is really part
of the constellation of Cygnus, the swan.
Dench is in the bird's tail; in fact, the word AWEST Jace North EAST
is Arabic and means "tail." The crosspicce
represents the wings, and the lower part of
the cross his long neck, stretched forward
in flight. At the head is Albireo, a star of Agherat2
the second magnitude on the astronomical NOVEMSER TRIANGULUM "GREAT
brightness scale. Below Cygnus is another brightness scale. Below Cygnus is another 1957 1957 ARIES SQUARE
first-magnitude star, Vega, in Lyra, the lyre. first-magnitude star, Vega, in Lyra, the lyre. Markab
To the left is another bird, Aquila, the DISCES PEGASUS
eagle, with the star Altair. cagle, with the star Altair.
High in the souch you can see the four CETUS EQUERLEUS EQUELEUS
stars that form the "great square," part of stars that forrm the "great square," part of AQUARIUS
the constellation of Pegasus, the winged Altarc
horse. Although these are not among the
brightest, cheir characteristie arrangement brightest, cheir characteristie arrangement PISCI5 AQUILA
makes them a good starting place from AUSTRINUS TAPRICORNS
which to find ocher groups. The borre, which to find ocher ros The borse, PHDENIX PHDENIX
actually, is upside down in the sky, as dhap actually, is upside down in the sky, as dhp
row of stars extending westward froin the EAST South WEST
lower right corner of the square is his head!
The star at the upper rigii, Alpheratz, is SYMBOLS FOR STARS IN ORDER OF BRICHTNESS
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