. Things worth doing and how to do them. Fig. 629.—Orion, the Giant. Making Friends with the Stars 425 constellations. Draw a line from star to star and, after addingthe three stars which form Orions belt, pierce holes in all, lookthrough them (Fig. 630) and make friends with the harmless,starry giant. Fig. 631 is Taurus, a very lively-looking bull for one so aged; possibly the stars,being bright and cheery, keep the milk-white creature fromgrowing old. Only a portion of the bull can be seen; other stars hide the remainder. Taurusmust be greatly dazzled by the. Fig. 631.—Taurus, the Bull. Fig.
. Things worth doing and how to do them. Fig. 629.—Orion, the Giant. Making Friends with the Stars 425 constellations. Draw a line from star to star and, after addingthe three stars which form Orions belt, pierce holes in all, lookthrough them (Fig. 630) and make friends with the harmless,starry giant. Fig. 631 is Taurus, a very lively-looking bull for one so aged; possibly the stars,being bright and cheery, keep the milk-white creature fromgrowing old. Only a portion of the bull can be seen; other stars hide the remainder. Taurusmust be greatly dazzled by the. Fig. 631.—Taurus, the Bull. Fig. 632.—Taurus, the Bull. stars, for there is actually one in each of his eyes, the two formingthe ends of the V-shaped group of stars across his face. Thetip of each horn is decked with a glorious star, while on the Bullsneck is a cluster of stars called the Pleiades. These stars werein all seven beautiful sisters, daughters of the giant Atlas; but onestar daughter married a mortal and lost her brightness for doingso; consequently you can now see but six star sisters. In Fig. 632 you will find the constellation of Taurus as itlooks when seen through the pinholes in the stars of the Bull,and also as the constellation appears in the sky on a clear nightduring November, December, January, February and March.
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