. Astronomy for high schools and colleges . 433 Fig. 118.—aqutla, Delphinus, and sagitta. Aquila, the Eagle, is the next striking constellation inthe Milk J Waj. It is two hours east of the meridian, and about midway between thezenith and horizon. It is .readilyrecognized by the bright starAltair or a Aquilce, situated be-tween two smaller ones, the oneof the third and the other of thefourth magnitude. The row ofthree stars lies in the centre ofthe Milky Way. Sagitta, the Arrow, is a verysmall constellation, formed ofthree stars immediately north ofAquila. DelpMnus, the Dolphin, is
. Astronomy for high schools and colleges . 433 Fig. 118.—aqutla, Delphinus, and sagitta. Aquila, the Eagle, is the next striking constellation inthe Milk J Waj. It is two hours east of the meridian, and about midway between thezenith and horizon. It is .readilyrecognized by the bright starAltair or a Aquilce, situated be-tween two smaller ones, the oneof the third and the other of thefourth magnitude. The row ofthree stars lies in the centre ofthe Milky Way. Sagitta, the Arrow, is a verysmall constellation, formed ofthree stars immediately north ofAquila. DelpMnus, the Dolphin, is astriking little constellation north-east of Aquila, recog-nized by four stars in the form of a lozenge. It is famil-iarly called ^Jobs Coffin. In this position of the celestial sphere three new zodia-cal constellations have , the Scorpion,already mentioned, now twohours west of the meridian,and about 30° above thehorizon, is quite a brilliantconstellation. It contains An-tares, or a Scorpii, a red-dish star of nearly the firstmagnitude
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