Serviss, Garrett Putman, 1851- [from old catalog] · New York, London, D. Appleton and company · leaf 75
iscisAustralis, which will be found in our second map, does notpossess much to interest us except its splendid leading star. 64 ASTRONOMY WITH AN OPERA-GLASS. In consulting Map 15, the observer is supposed to be facingsouth, or slightly west of south, and he must remember thatthe upper part of the… … Map 15. THE STARS OF AUTUMN. 65 counts, though by no means a striking constellation to theunassisted eye. The stars Alpha (a), called Giedi, and Beta(£), called Dabih, will be readily recognized, and a keen eyewill perceive that Alpha really consists of two stars. Theyare about six minutes of arc…
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