A beginner's star-book; an easy guide to the stars and to the astronomical uses of the opera-glass, the field-glass and the telescope (1912)
Murphy, Edgar Gardner, 1869-1913 · New York, London, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 40
ost beautiful of the constellations, begin to appear low down in the easternsky. By 9 oclock these stars will probably be clear of the mists that in Autumn so often lieat the edge of the world; and by 9:30 or 10 they will be well placed for observation.This group is now, let us assume, at position… … THREE POSITIONS OF ORION Most of US, however, do not care to watch through a whole night, even to follow themarch of such a constellation as Orion. We will prefer to follow the other method. Re-membering that the stars rise each evening four minutes earlier than on the evening before,we can just as…
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