. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. 904 Handbook of Nature-Study. Antares, a brilliant star in the south- ern sliies. Antares (an-ta'-rees) Add to the last diagram on the blackboard the line E, Arcturus, the line B and Antares. To find this star, draw a line half way between Arcturus and Vega from the Pole-star straight across the sky to the south, and just above the southern horizon it will point to the glow- ing star, Antares, in the constellation of the Scorpion. Also a line drawn at right angles to the line connecti
. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. 904 Handbook of Nature-Study. Antares, a brilliant star in the south- ern sliies. Antares (an-ta'-rees) Add to the last diagram on the blackboard the line E, Arcturus, the line B and Antares. To find this star, draw a line half way between Arcturus and Vega from the Pole-star straight across the sky to the south, and just above the southern horizon it will point to the glow- ing star, Antares, in the constellation of the Scorpion. Also a line drawn at right angles to the line connecting Altair with its companions and extending toward the south will reach Antares. Late June and July about ten o'clock in the evening is the best for viewing this beautiful star. An interesting thing about Antares is that, although it is red, it has, whirling around it, a companion star which is bright green. Deneb, or Arided {den'-eb, a'-ri-ded) Erase from the last diagram Antares and the line B. Add to it the Hnes C and D making a right angle at Deneb; and the Cross—the head of which is Deneb, the foot ending near the letter on line L. This star is at the head of the Northern Cross, which is a very shaky looking cross and appears upside down in the eastern skies during the evenings of June and July. Deneb is white in color and is a very large sun, because it seems to us a bright star although it is so far away from us that the distance has never been surely measured; but it has been estimated that a ray of light would need at least three hundred and twenty-five years to Teach us from Deneb. It and the cross are a part •iii the constellation of Cygnus, or the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Publishing Company
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